Nidara marcus
Nidara marcus is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Watson in 1965.[1] It is found in Madagascar.[2]
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The length of the forewings is 14-15.5 mm. The ground colour of both wings is yellow, the forewings speckled with very dark greyish brown apically and sometimes diffusely marked antemedial fascia and postmedial fascia. There is a white spot inside the distal end of the cell, a second white spot close to the cell and a third white spot, as well as several very dark greyish brown striations between the costa and the cell. The hindwings are unmarked.[3]
References
- Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
- Afro Moths
- A revision of the Ethiopian Drepanidae (Lepidoptera)
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