Nisaga simplex explained

Nisaga simplex is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855.^[1] It is found in Bangladesh.^[2]

The wingspan is 42–. The forewings are whitish, yellowish or reddish brown, the interspaces with very broad dark red-brown streaks, which may be partially or (in form modesta) quite obsolete.^[3]

The larvae have been reared from various grasses and have been recorded as a pest of rice.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Beccaloni . George . etal . February 2005 . Scientific name search . The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum, London.
2. Web site: Savela . Markku . Nisaga simplex Walker, 1855 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . February 7, 2018.
3. Book: Hampson, G. F. . George Hampson

   . George Hampson . The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I . Taylor and Francis . 1892 . 63 . Biodiversity Heritage Library.

4. http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-3/eupterotidae/eupterotidae.php The Moths of Borneo