Nisaga rufescens

Nisaga rufescens is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1895.[1] It is found in India.

Nisaga rufescens
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N. rufescens
Binomial name
Nisaga rufescens
Hampson, 1895

The wingspan is about 50 mm. The wings are pale rufous with a silvery-grey tinge, the forewings with ill-defined antemedial, medial and oblique postmedial dark rufous lines. The hindwings have an indistinct broad postmedial dark rufous band composed of diffused lines.[2]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Nisaga rufescens". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  2. Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis. p. 63 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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