Oeonistis entella

Oeonistis entella, the lichen moth,[2] is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1779. It is found in southern India and Sri Lanka.

Oeonistis entella
At Kanjirappally, Kerala
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Oeonistis
Species:
O. entella
Binomial name
Oeonistis entella
(Cramer, 1779)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena entella Cramer, [1779]
  • Noctua convoluta Fabricius, 1781
  • Oeonistis entelliola Hübner, [1819]
  • Oeonistis entella splendens Hampson, 1900
  • Oeonistis entella ceramensis Hampson, 1900

References
  1. Oeonistis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. "Project Noah | Networked Organisms and Habitats".


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