Nudaria diaphanella

Nudaria diaphanella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Nudaria
Species:	N. diaphanella
Binomial name
	Nudaria diaphanella; (Hampson, 1893)
Synonyms
	Palaeopsis diaphanella Hampson, 1893;

Nudaria diaphanella is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by George Hampson in 1893. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

Description

Its wingspan is 14 mm. The male has a white body with semi-diaphanous wings. Forewings with subbasal and antemedial brown spots on the costa. A postmedial spot runs a waved line to inner margin. There is an indistinct patch found beyond the cell and three large submarginal spots.[2]

References

Savela, Markku. "Nudaria diaphanella (Hampson, 1893)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Nudaria diaphanella (Hampson, 1893)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 21, 2019.

[2] Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.