Nygmia plana, a reference photo
Photo: Alexey · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

Nygmia plana is a moth in the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1856. It has been spotted in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, China, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines and Japan.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Nygmia plana being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Erebidae
Genus
Nygmia
Species
Nygmia plana

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