Egnasia polia is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by George Hampson in 1891.[1][2] It is found in India and Sri Lanka. Wingspan is 28 mm. Body fuscous grey in color. Forewing with the fulvous outer half of costal area. A grey patch and some white specks found on costa before apex. Cilia fulvous, with a black line through them. Hindwing with black spot at end of cell.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Egnasia |
Species: | E. polia
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Binomial name | |
Egnasia polia Hampson, 1891
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References
edit- ^ Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis. p. 16 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ Savela, Markku (June 1, 2020). "Nagadeba polia (Hampson, 1891)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 9, 2020.