Nishada rotundipennis

Nishada rotundipennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Nishada
Species: N. rotundipennis
Binomial name
Nishada rotundipennis
(Walker, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Lithosia rotundipennis Walker, 1862
  • Lithosia nodicornis Walker, 1862

Nishada rotundipennis is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found on Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia and in Burma and the north-eastern Himalayas.[1] The habitat consists of forests.

Adults are sexually dimorphic, with females being much paler and yellower than males. Males also have slightly swollen antennae.[2]

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