Nymphicula nigristriata
Nymphicula nigristriata is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1917. It is found on New Guinea[1] and in the Solomon Islands.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Nymphicula |
| Species: | N. nigristriata |
| Binomial name | |
| Nymphicula nigristriata (Hampson, 1917) | |
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The wingspan is 11–14 mm. The forewings are suffused with brown in the basal two-thirds. The base is brown mixed with ochreous and the antemedian fascia is yellow. The median area is scattered with dark brown scales. The base of the hindwings is brown with a white subbasal fascia and a silver grey tornal spot, as well as a yellow streak.[2]
References
- Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- Agassiz, D.J.L., 2014: A preliminary study of the genus Nymphicula Snellen from Australia, New Guinea and the South Pacific (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae: Acentropinae). Zootaxa, 3774(5): 401-429.
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