Ptisciana seminivea

(Ptisciana seminivea)

Description

Ptisciana seminivea is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Moore in 1888. It is found in Oriental tropics of India, Sri Lanka, to Sundaland, the Philippines and Sulawesi.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

Family:Nolidae

Genus:Ptisciana

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