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Egnasia ephyrodalis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Egnasia
Species:	E. ephyrodalis
Binomial name
Egnasia ephyrodalis Walker, 1858

Egnasia ephyrodalis is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858.

Distribution

It is found in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Thailand and Myanmar.

Description

Its wingspan is 34 mm. Head, thorax, abdomen and wings are yellowish brown. Forewing with an acute apex. Thorax and abdomen has smooth scales. A hyaline (glass-like) spot is found in the cell and an irregular hyaline spot found on the discocellulars composed of conjoined spots. Hindwings with crenulate outer margin. A hyaline lunulate mark is found on a rufous patch at end of cell. Cilia whitish at apex and towards anal angle. Underside of the wings are suffused with grey.

References

1. "Species Details: Egnasia ephyrodalis Walker, 1858". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2 March 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. "Egnasia ephyrodalis (Walker, 1858) distribution". Farangs Gone Wild. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
4. "Biology of Egnasia ephyrodalis Walker, 1858". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2 March 2018.

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