Niphopyralis chionesis

Niphopyralis chionesis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Niphopyralis
Species: N. chionesis
Binomial name
Niphopyralis chionesis
Hampson, 1919

Niphopyralis chionesis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1919. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland,[1] Western Australia and the Northern Territory.[2]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are glossy white and thickly scaled, with traces of a waved fuscous antemedial line except towards the costa. There is a faint sinuous medial line angled outwards beyond the cell and ending at the submedian fold. There is a rather more distinct subterminal line, excurved from below the costa to vein 2, then oblique and sinuous. There is also a terminal series of blackish striae. The hindwings are glossy white with a faint brownish shade beyond the cell and a slight blackish terminal line to near the tornus and a point at the submedial fold.[3]

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