Nordstromia argenticeps

Nordstromia argenticeps is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Warren in 1922.[1] It is found in the Khasi Hills of north-eastern India and in Nepal.[2]

Nordstromia argenticeps
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Nordstromia
Species:
N. argenticeps
Binomial name
Nordstromia argenticeps
(Warren, 1922)
Synonyms
  • Albara argenticeps Warren, 1922

Adults are similar to Nordstromia sumatrana, except for the shape of the postmedial fascia which is weakly sigmoid.[3]

The larvae feed on Rubus species.[4]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Nordstromia argenticeps​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Nordstromia argenticeps (Warren, 1922)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  3. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology). Supplement 12: 77
  4. Buchsbaum, U., 2010: Nordstromia guenterriedeli sp. n. from Sumatra (Indonesia) (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae). Entomofauna. 0031: 57-68.


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