Nolasena

Nolasena
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Calpinae
Genus: Nolasena
Walker, [1858]
Species:
N. ferrifervens
Binomial name
Nolasena ferrifervens
Walker, [1858]
Synonyms

Generic

  • Banassa Walker, 1863

Specific

  • Nolasena ferrifervens Walker, [1858] 1857
  • Banassa rutilans Walker, 1863

Nolasena is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Nolasena ferrifervens, is found in India, Sri Lanka, Borneo and the Philippines. Both the genus and species were first described by Francis Walker in 1858.

Description

Palpi porrect (extending forward), where the second joint fringed with hair above, and third acute at apex. Antennae minutely ciliated. Forewings with slightly acute apex. Veins 8 and 9 anastomosing (fusing) to form an areole.

The species' wingspan is 18–21 mm.

References

  1. ↑ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (February 20, 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
  2. ↑ Savela, Markku (April 3, 2020). "Nolasena Walker, [1858]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  3. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Nolasena​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  4. ↑ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Nolasena Walker, 1858". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Species Details: Nolasena ferrifervens Walker, 1857". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  6. ↑ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  7. ↑ "Nolasena ferrifervens Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  8. ↑ Lödl, M. (June 30, 1999). "The identity of Nolasena ferrifervens Walker, [1858] 1857 (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Ophiderinae)" (PDF). Quadrifina. 2: 125–133.