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| Nygmia plana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Nygmia |
| Species: | N. plana |
| Binomial name | |
| Nygmia plana (Walker, 1856) | |
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Nygmia plana is a moth in the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1856.[1] It has been spotted in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, China, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines and Japan.[2]
Description
[edit]This species of moths is not very apparently sexually dimorphic. Its wingspan is around 2-5 centimeters long, and its entire body is mostly orange. It has one distinct black spot on either wings.[3]
Life cycle
[edit]While its life cycle has not yet been deeply studied, many caterpillars of Nygmia plana have been observed. It has white-colored spikes and a yellow, black and red colored body, but can also appear without spikes.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Moths of India". Moths of India. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
- ↑ "Nygmia plana". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
- ↑ "Nygmia plana by Rejoice Gassah on 9 July 2020". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
- ↑ Sakda, Kanthika (2024-08-16). "Nygmia plana". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
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