Nidara calligola

(Nidara calligola)

Description

Nidara calligola is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Watson in 1965. It is found in Madagascar. The length of the forewings is 13–14 mm for males and 18.5 mm for females. The forewings are orange with few dark brownish grey scales along the apical part of the costa, apex and outer margin, or with a broad, very dark brownish grey terminal band. The ground-colour of the hindwings is also orange, but with a very dark brownish grey terminal band.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Drepanidae
Genus:Nidara
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