Niphopyralis albida

Niphopyralis albida
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Niphopyralis
Species:	N. albida
Binomial name
	Niphopyralis albida; Hampson, 1893

Niphopyralis albida is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1893. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

Description

The wingspan is about 16 mm in the male and about 20–22 mm in the female. The wings are pure white. Forewings with a few dark scales on discocellulars, and traces of a pale fulvous oblique streak across apical area. A black marginal speck on vein 2 of each wing.[2]

References

Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
Hampson, G. F. (1896). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. Moths Volume IV. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.

[2] Hampson, G. F. (1896). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. Moths Volume IV. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.