Nodaria cingala
| Nodaria cingala | |
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| from Sri Lanka | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Nodaria |
| Species: | N. cingala |
| Binomial name | |
| Nodaria cingala Moore, 1885 | |
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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
- ^ "Species Details: Nodaria cingala Moore, 1885". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer & Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
- ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Nodaria cingala Moore, [1885]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Nodaria externalis Guenée, 1854". African Moths. Retrieved 28 March 2018.