Nishada chilomorpha is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Snellen in 1877. It is found on Java and in Sundaland, the north-eastern Himalayas and Taiwan.[1] The habitat consists of various lowland forest types, except heath forests. It is also found less frequently in lower montane forests.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Nishada |
| Species: | N. chilomorpha
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| Nishada chilomorpha (Snellen, 1877)
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The length of the forewings is 12–14 mm for males and 13–15 mm for females.[2]
Subspecies edit
- Nishada chilomorpha chilomorpha (Java)
- Nishada chilomorpha adunca Holloway, 2001 (Sundaland, north-eastern Himalayas, Taiwan)
References edit
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Nishada chilomorpha (Snellen, 1877)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Nishada chilomorpha adunca ssp. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.