''Calesia dasyptera'' is a

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

of the family

Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family (biology), family of moths. Taxonomically, they are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly ...

first described by

Vincenz Kollar Vincenz Kollar (15 January 1797 in Krzanowice, Kranowitz, Silesia – 30 May 1860 in Vienna) was an Austrian entomologist who specialised in Diptera. He was especially concerned with species of Economic entomology, economic interest, particularly t ...

in 1844. It is found in Asia, including

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and

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Description

The wingspan of the male is about 50 mm and 40 mm in the female. Forewings with a very large tuft of hair beyond the cell below costa in male, and the costal nervules curved. Forewings with veins 8 to 10 stalked in both sexes. Male has greyish red-brown base color. Head, collar and abdomen crimson. Coxa of forelegs and tibia of forelegs and midlegs are crimson. Female has a white spot at end of cell of forewings.

References

Moths described in 1844 Calpinae {{Calpinae-stub