Dysgonia rigidistria
Encyclopedia
Dysgonia rigidistria is a moth
of the Noctuidae
family. It is found on the Indian Peninsula and Sri Lanka
.
Dysgonia calefasciens
(Walker, 1858) and Dysgonia correctana
(Walker, 1865) are no longer considered synonyms of Dysgonia rigidistria.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Noctuidae
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....
family. It is found on the Indian Peninsula and Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
.
Dysgonia calefasciens
Dysgonia calefasciens
Dysgonia calefasciens is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from the north-eastern parts of the Himalaya, Thailand, Sundaland, the Philippines to Seram.-External links:*...
(Walker, 1858) and Dysgonia correctana
Dysgonia correctana
Dysgonia correctana is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from the northern Moluccas to the Bismarck Islands and probably the Solomon Islands....
(Walker, 1865) are no longer considered synonyms of Dysgonia rigidistria.