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Nolasena

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Nolasena is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Nolasena ferrifervens, is found in India, Sri Lanka,[1] Borneo and the Philippines. Both the genus and species were first described by Francis Walker in 1858.[2][3][4][5]

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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
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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.[6]

The species' wingspan is 18–21 mm.[7][8]

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