Selepa discigera

Selepa discigera is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Francis Walker in 1864.^[1] It is found in Oriental tropics of India, Sri Lanka,^[2] New Guinea and Australia.

Selepa discigera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Nolidae
Genus:	Selepa
Species:	S. discigera
Binomial name
Selepa discigera (Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
Gadirtha? discigera Walker, 1864 Selepa strigifera Moore, 1885 Selepa discigera ab. caniceps Strand, 1917 Selepa discigera ab. hampsoni Strand, 1917 Selepa discigera ab. walkeri Strand, 1917 Selepa discigera caniceps, hampsoni and walkeri Gaede, 1937

Description

Its forewings are blackish. A black longitudinal streak with a whitish border can be found sub-dorsally.^[3]

The larval food plants are Stillingia, Ficus and Rhus species.