Nistra

Nistra coelatalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Spilomelinae
Genus: Nistra
Walker, 1859
Species:
N. coelatalis
Binomial name
Nistra coelatalis
Walker, 1859[1]
Synonyms
  • Agrotera coelatalis (Walker, 1859)
  • Agrotera proximalis (Walker, 1859)
  • Botys proximalis Walker, 1859

Nistra is a genus of snout moths in the family Crambidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Nistra coelatalis, which was formerly included in the genus Agrotera.[2]

Nistra coelatalis was described by Francis Walker in 1859.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Borneo, Sumbawa and Sulawesi.[3]

The wings are pale yellow with two brown lines. The forewings are partly brownish along the costa with a diffuse purplish tinge in the disc and metallic-purple at the base. The hindwings are metallic-purple at the tips and a metallic-purple patch on each side of the interior angle.[4]: 488 

References

  1. ^ a b Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Mally, Richard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Bauer, Franziska; Hayden, James; Segerer, Andreas; Schouten, Rob; Li, Houhun; Trofimova, Tatiana; Solis, M. Alma; De Prins, Jurate; Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2025). "Global Information System on Pyraloidea (GlobIZ)". www.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
  2. ^ Chen, Kai; Horak, Marianne; Du, Xicui; Zhang, Dandan (2017-12-05). "Revision of the Australian species of Agrotera Schrank (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae: Spilomelinae)". Zootaxa. 4362 (2): 213–224. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4362.2.2. PMID 29245425.
  3. ^ Savela, Markku. "Agrotera coelatalis (Walker, 1859)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  4. ^ Walker, Francis (1859). "Catalogue of Lepidoptera Heterocera. Fourth Series. Tribe 9. Pyralites". List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. 17: 255–508. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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