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.

Gadirtha inexacta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Nolidae
Genus: Gadirtha
Species:
G. inexacta
Binomial name
Gadirtha inexacta
Walker, [1858]
Synonyms
  • Iscadia inexacta (Walker, 1858)

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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  1. ^ "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".
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (31 May 2020). "Gadirtha inexacta Walker, [1858]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  3. ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (5 July 2020). "Iscadia inexacta (Walker, 1858)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 5 August 2020.