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Lepidoptera > Noctuoidea > Noctuidae > Acronictinae > Nacna

Nacna malachitis (Oberthür, 1880)

Nacna malachitis

Nacna malachitis
Nacna malachitis
Nacna malachitis
Indian and global distribution:
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Adult moth observations that have been databased:
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Arunachal Pradesh
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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:
  1. http://www.jpmoth.org/~dmoth/80_Noctuidae/16Acronictinae/3415Nacna_malachitis/Nacna%20malachitis.htm [accessed 01 February 2018]
  2. http://insecta.pro/taxonomy/22514 [accessed 01 February 2018]
  3. 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.
  4. 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

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Anonymous. 2022. Nacna malachitis (Oberthür, 1880). In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Moths of India, v. 3.30. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. http://www.mothsofindia.org/sp/356312/Nacna-malachitis
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