Nausinoe perspectata

Nausinoe perspectata is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775.[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, China, India, New Guinea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Australia.[2]

Nausinoe perspectata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Nausinoe
Species:
N. perspectata
Binomial name
Nausinoe perspectata
(Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena perspectata Fabricius, 1775
  • Phalaena neptis Cramer, 1779
  • Phalangiodes neptisalis Guenée, 1854

The larvae feed on Jasminum sambac and Clematis leschenaultiana.

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Nausinoe perspectata (Fabricius, 1775)". Afromoths. Retrieved March 14, 2018.


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