Ariola ransonneti
Encyclopedia
Ariola ransonneti is a moth
of the Nolidae
family. It is only known from Sri Lanka
.
in Poole (1989), it is now treated as a valid species.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Nolidae
Nolidae
Nolidae is a family of moths with about 1,400 described species worldwide. They are mostly small with dull colouration, the main distinguishing feature being tufts of raised scales on the forewings...
family. It is only known from Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
.
Taxonomy
Ariola ransonneti was placed as a synonym of Ariola coelisignaAriola coelisigna
Ariola coelisigna is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from the Himalayas to southern China, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo and east to the Solomon Islands...
in Poole (1989), it is now treated as a valid species.