Paranagia rufostrigata

Paranagia rufostrigata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Catephiini
Genus: Paranagia
Species: P. rufostrigata
Binomial name
Paranagia rufostrigata
(Bethune-Baker, 1906)[1]
Synonyms
  • Catephia rufostrigata Bethune-Baker, 1906
  • Catephia alboplagiata Bethune-Baker, 1906
  • Catephia glabripars Prout, 1924
  • Catephia mediogriseata Bethune-Baker, 1906
  • Paranagia alboplagiata
  • Paranagia glabripars
  • Paranagia mediogriseata

Paranagia rufostrigata is a species of moth of the Erebidae family. It is found in New Guinea and on the southern Moluccas, Sulawesi and Borneo. The habitat consists of forests and areas with secondary vegetation.

Adults have a very variable forewing pattern. The hindwings are white with a broad black border.[2]

References

  1. ↑ taxapad.com
  2. ↑ The Moths of Borneo
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