Lacida costalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Genus:
Lacida
Species:
L. costalis
Binomial name
Lacida costalis
(Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Antipha costalis Walker, 1855
  • Rilia (?) illepida Walker, 1865
  • Nygmia costalis Swinhoe, 1923

Lacida costalis is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka.[2][3]

Adult has greyish, deeply rounded forewings with angled fasciae and black marginal spots. These spots are irregular in size.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Species Details: Lacida costalis Walker, 1855". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  2. ↑ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
  3. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Lacida costalis (Walker, 1855)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "Lacida Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 7 March 2018.


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