''Nilgerides'' is a

monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

genus of the family

Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...

. Its only species, ''Nilgerides trifasciata'', is known from

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. Both the genus and the species were first described by Michael Fibiger in 2010. The

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is about 10 mm. The head, patagia, tegulae, thorax, and ground colour of the forewing are blackish brown, while the basal, medial, and terminal areas of the wing are dark blackish brown. The subterminal area and the fringes are slightly lighter brown. The crosslines are generally indistinct. The antemedial and postmedial line are brown, suffused with black scales. The terminal line is marked by black interneural dots. The hindwing is light grey, without a discal spot. The underside of the forewing is grey, suffused with dark scales. The underside of the hindwing is light grey, without a discal spot.

References

* Micronoctuini Noctuoidea genera Monotypic moth genera {{Micronoctuini-stub