Gadirtha inexacta is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858. It is found in northern India and Myanmar,[1] as well as on Borneo.[2] It has also been recorded from Queensland and New South Wales in Australia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Nolidae |
| Genus: | Gadirtha |
| Species: | G. inexacta
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| Gadirtha inexacta Walker, [1858]
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Adults are patchy brown, with two dark marks on the forewings.
The larvae feed on various Euphorbiaceae species, including Omalanthus populifolius, Sapium discolor and Triadica sebifera.[3]
References
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- ^ "A new species of Gadirtha Walker (Nolidae, Eligminae): a proposed biological control agent of Chinese tallow (Triadica sebifera (L.) Small) (Euphorbiaceae) in the United States".
- ^ Savela, Markku (31 May 2020). "Gadirtha inexacta Walker, [1858]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (5 July 2020). "Iscadia inexacta (Walker, 1858)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
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