Egnasia is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was first described by Francis Walker in 1859. Palpi with second joint very long and reaching far above vertex of head. The third with a tuft of hair on the inner side. Antennae usually almost simple in male. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Tibia moderately hairy.

Egnasia ephyrodalis is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858. [1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka, [2] Bangladesh, Thailand and Myanmar. [3] Its wingspan is 34 mm. Head, thorax, abdomen and wings are yellowish brown. Forewing with an acute apex. Thorax and abdomen has smooth scales.

Egnasia fasciata is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1882. It is known from India. [1]

Egnasia hypomochla Fletcher, 1963; Explor. Parc. nat. Albert (2) 15: 113, f. 21-22; TL: Congo, Ruanda district, Kabira Fores, 12 miles N. Usambara

Egnasia ephyrodalis (Walker, 1858): Canthium coromandelicum, Tamilnadia uliginosa (Rubiaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010). Haruta, T. (Ed.). 1992-2000. Moths of Nepal .

Identification Marks: Palpi with the 2nd joint very long and reaching far above vertex of head, the 3rd with a tuft of hair on the inner side. Head, thorax, abdomen and wings are yellowish brown; thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled.

Egnasia overdijkinki Diagnosis and taxonomic note . The species is very similar to the Himalayan E. rectilineata Swinhoe (see also the next species for females), with distinctly irregular wing margins, a reddish-ochreous brown ground colour, with fine, darker brown fasciation.

Along the Adriatic coast between Monopoli and Savelletri is where the Archaeological Park with the ruins of Egnazia is located. This site that occupies 40 hectares of land is today the most important archaeological site that has been discovered in Puglia.

Published in: Walker (1859) List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Generated 8 years ago © OpenStreetMap contributors, © OpenMapTiles, GBIF. Egnasia ephyrodalis Walker, 1858 in GBIF Secretariat (2023). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy.

Egnazia, ancient Gnathia, sits at the important half-way point between the two major cities (even today!) of Bari and Brindisi along the Via Traiana, a "shortcut" on the Appian way. Earliest occupation of the site is pegged at the Late Bronze Age around the 14th Century BC.