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Artigisa nigrosignata

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Artigisa nigrosignata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Artigisa
Species:
A. nigrosignata
Binomial name
Artigisa nigrosignata
Walker, 1864
Synonyms
  • Homoptera catenata Moore, 1887
  • Panilla apicalis Butler, 1889

Artigisa nigrosignata is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1864.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] Borneo and India.

Its wings are straw colored with medium brown variegated stripes. There are fine wavy, black postmedials. There is an oblique, diffusely edged black bar at apex.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Species Details: Artigisa nigrosignata Walker, 1864". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  2. ^ 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. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Artigisa nigrosignata Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 June 2018.