Dordura

Dordura
Dordura aliena
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Calpinae
Genus: Dordura
Moore, 1882
Species:
D. aliena
Binomial name
Dordura aliena
Walker, 1865
Synonyms
  • Avatha modesta (Roepke, 1956)
  • Hypaetra modesta Roepke, 1956
  • Hypaetra aliena Walker, 1865
  • Dordura apicalis Moore, 1882
  • Dysgonia tincta Hampson, 1893

Dordura is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by Frederic Moore in 1882. Its only species, Dordura aliena, was first described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo and New Guinea.