''Nigilgia'' is a genus of
moths in the family
Brachodidae
Brachodidae is a family of day-flying moths, commonly known as little bear moths, which contains about 135 species distributed around much of the world (Edwards et al. 1999). The relationships and status of the presently included genera are not w ...
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Species
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Nigilgia adjectella
''Nigilgia adjectella'' is a moth in the family Brachodidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found in Sierra Leone, China, India, Sri Lanka and Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovere ...
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Walker, 1863 (Australia)
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Nigilgia albitogata
''Nigilgia albitogata'' is a moth in the family Brachodidae. It was described by Thomas de Grey, 6th Baron Walsingham, Walsingham in 1891. It is found in South Africa and Gambia.
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catal ...
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(Walsingham, 1891)
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Nigilgia anactis
''Nigilgia anactis'' is a moth in the family Brachodidae. It was described by Alexey Diakonoff in 1982. It is found in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்க ...
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Diakonoff, 1982 (Sri Lanka)
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Nigilgia atribractea''
Kallies, 2013
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Nigilgia aureoviridis''
Kallies, 1998 (Sulawesi)
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Nigilgia browni''
Kallies, 2013
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Nigilgia cuprea''
Kallies, 1998 (northern Borneo)
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Nigilgia diehli''
Kallies, 2000 (Sumatra)
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Nigilgia eucallynta
''Nigilgia eucallynta'' is a moth in the family Brachodidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1937. It is found in Namibia and South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in A ...
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(Meyrick, 1937)
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Nigilgia limata
''Nigilgia limata'' is a moth in the family Brachodidae. It was described by Alexey Diakonoff and Yutaka Arita in 1979. It is found on the Ryukyu Islands of Japan and in Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country ...
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Diakonoff & Arita, 1979 (Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan)
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Nigilgia mochlophanes
''Nigilgia mochlophanes'' is a moth in the family Brachodidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found in Mozambique.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the ...
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(Meyrick, 1921)
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Nigilgia pseliota
''Nigilgia pseliota'' is a moth in the family Brachodidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1920. It is found in South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is ...
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(Meyrick, 1920)
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Nigilgia seyrigella
''Nigilgia seyrigella'' is a moth in the family Brachodidae. It was described by Viette in 1954. It is found in Madagascar.
The larvae feed on ''Ficus
''Ficus'' ( or ) is a genus of about 850 species of woody trees, shrubs, vines, epiphyt ...
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(Viette, 1954) (Madagascar)
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Nigilgia superbella
''Nigilgia superbella'' is a moth in the family Brachodidae. It was described by Rebel in 1907. It is known from Yemen, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
The larvae feed on ''Ficus
''Ficus'' ( or ) is a genus of about 850 species o ...
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(Rebel, 1907) (Yemen, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates)
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Nigilgia talhouki
''Nigilgia talhouki'' is a moth in the family Brachodidae. It was described by Alexey Diakonoff in 1984. It is found in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the b ...
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Diakonoff, 1984 (Saudi Arabia)
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Nigilgia toulgoëtella
''Nigilgia toulgoetella'' is a moth in the family Brachodidae. It was described by Viette in 1954. It is found in Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links ...
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(Viette, 1954) (Madagascar)
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Nigilgia venerea
''Nigilgia venerea'' is a moth in the family Brachodidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found on Java, Sumatra, Sulawesi and northern Borneo
Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the world and the l ...
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(Meyrick, 1921) (Java, Sumatra, Sulawesi, northern Borneo) (syn: ''Nigilgia nagaii''
Arita, 1987)
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Nigilgia violacea''
Kallies & Arita, 2007
References
Brachodidae
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