Nodaria cingala

Nodaria cingala is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1885.^[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,^[2] Borneo and Sulawesi.^[3] N. externalis is described from African countries such as Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Somalia, South Africa and Zambia.^[4]

Nodaria cingala
from Sri Lanka
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Nodaria
Species:	N. cingala
Binomial name
Nodaria cingala Moore, 1885
Synonyms
Nodaria externalis Guenée, 1854

Larval food plants include Dalbergia sissoo, Oryza sativa and grasses.^[4]