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Koyaga numisma

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Koyaga numisma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Koyaga
Species:
K. numisma
Binomial name
Koyaga numisma
(Staudinger, 1888)
Synonyms[3]
  • Erastria numisma Staudinger, 1888[1]
  • Lithacodia numisma Hampson, 1910[2]
  • Jaspidia numisma Inoue & Sugi, 1958

Koyaga numisma is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Otto Staudinger in 1888. It is found in Russia, China, Korea and Japan.

The length of the forewings is 8–11 mm. The forewings are dark brown suffused with olive brown especially on medial and postmedial areas. The hindwings are white sprinkled with golden brown.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Staudinger, O. (1888). "Neue noctuiden des Amurgebietes". Entomologische Zeitung. 49. Stettin: 265.
  2. ^ Hampson, George F. (1910). "Lithacodia numisma". Catalogue of the Noctuidae in the Collection of the British Museum. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Vol. 10. London: Taylor and Francis. p. 546.
  3. ^ a b Ueda, Kyoichiro (March 20, 1987). "A revision of the genus Deltote R. L. and its allied genera from Japan and Taiwan (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae; Acontiinae): Part 2. Systematics of the genus Deltote R. L. and its allied genera" (PDF). Bulletin of the Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History. 6: 35–38.