Nola pascua is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1885.[1] It is found in India, Myanmar and Sri Lanka.[2][3]

Nola pascua
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Nolidae
Genus: Nola
Species:
N. pascua
Binomial name
Nola pascua
(C. Swinhoe, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Celama pascua C. Swinhoe, 1885
  • Roeselia pascua C. Swinhoe, 1885

Description

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The moth belongs to a complex group called internella group taxonomically, until Hampson made pascua and quadrimaculata as synonyms of internella. In 1928 Wileman and West identified that analis is different from pascua. However, all three species very closely resemble each other externally. Inspection of the genitals is needed to identify the species.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Species Details: Celama pascua Swinhoe, 1885". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  2. ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
  3. ^ Savela, Markku. "Nola pascua (Swinhoe, 1885)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  4. ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Nola ?quadrimaculata Heylaerts stat. rev". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved April 21, 2020.