Lepidoptera > Noctuoidea > Noctuidae > Acronictinae > Nacna
Nacna malachitis (Oberthür, 1880)
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Nacna malachitis
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
Adult moth observations that have been databased:
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arunachal Pradesh | ||||||||||||
| Manipur | ||||||||||||
| Uttarakhand | ||||||||||||
| All states |
Similiar species:
Some confusion on status of the very similar Nacna splendens Moore, 1888. Yutaka lists splendens as a junior synonym of malachitis. But Lepindex, Moths of Nepal lists this as a separate species.
References:
- http://www.jpmoth.org/~dmoth/80_Noctuidae/16Acronictinae/3415Nacna_malachitis/Nacna%20malachitis.htm [accessed 01 February 2018]
- http://insecta.pro/taxonomy/22514 [accessed 01 February 2018]
- Kirti, J. S., H. Singh & N. Singh (2016). Redescription of species of the genus Nacna Fletcher (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Indian Journal of Entomology. 78(2): 181-183. Pl 1.
- Hampson, G. 1894. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol. 2. Taylor & Francis, London. Arctiidae, Agrostidae, Noctuidae 609 p - 325 figs. # 1964, Pg. 294
Lepidoptera > Noctuoidea > Noctuidae > Acronictinae > Nacna
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Anonymous. 2021. Nacna malachitis (Oberthür, 1880). In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Moths of India, v. 2.61. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. http://www.mothsofindia.org/sp/356312/Nacna-malachitis
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