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Ischyja ferrifracta is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1864.[1][2]

Ischyja ferrifracta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae (?)
Genus:	Ischyja
Species:	I. ferrifracta
Binomial name
Ischyja ferrifracta (Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
Potamophora schlegelii Snellen, 1884 Ischyja glaucopteron Hampson, 1891

Description

As described in The Moths of Borneo, “the pale brown wedge dividing the forewing apex identifies both sexes of this species. The male has a distinctive loop containing leaden-grey on the dorsum at one third that is separated from an 8-shaped patch of a similar grey distal to the reniform by a zone of fawn speckles on black. The ventral constriction of the 8 is produced by a distal tooth from the reniform. The male hindwings are only slightly suffused blue basal to a clearly defined, narrow, pale blue postmedial fascia.” [3]

It has been recorded from Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, India, Java, Lombok, Dammer, Thailand (VK), Hainan and Japan.[4][5]

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