Naarda ineffectalis

Naarda ineffectalis is a type of moth in the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1859.[1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka, Borneo and Sula.

Naarda ineffectalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Naarda
Species:
N. ineffectalis
Binomial name
Naarda ineffectalis
Walker, 1859
Synonyms
  • Hypena ineffectalis
  • Naarda bisignata
  • Hypena ochreistigma
  • Ptyophora ochreistigma

Description

Its wingspan is 16 mm. Palpi short and porrect (extending forward), where the second joint thickened by being clothed with very long on upperside so as almost to hide the third joint. Antennae of male with long cilia. Body fuscous black. Forewings with traces of sinuous antemedial, medial, and postmedial dark lines. Forewings with a costal fold and an erectile tuft of long hair at base. There is an ochreous spot in cell and band on discocellulars. Hindwings with traces of antemedial and postmedial lines.[2]

References
  1. Naarda ineffectalis (No common name)
  2. Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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