Nodaria cingala
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Nodaria
Species:
N. cingala
Binomial name
Nodaria cingala
Moore, 1885
Synonyms
  • Nodaria externalis Guenée, 1854

Nodaria cingala is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1885.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] Borneo and Sulawesi.[3] N. externalis is described from African countries such as Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Somalia, South Africa and Zambia.[4]

Larval food plants include Dalbergia sissoo, Oryza sativa and grasses.[4]

References

  1. "Species Details: Nodaria cingala Moore, 1885". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  2. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer & Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 via Academia.
  3. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Nodaria cingala Moore, [1885]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Nodaria externalis Guenée, 1854". African Moths. Retrieved 28 March 2018.


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