Niphopyralis suffidalis

Niphopyralis suffidalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Niphopyralis
Species: N. suffidalis
Binomial name
Niphopyralis suffidalis
Swinhoe, 1895

Niphopyralis suffidalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Swinhoe in 1895. It is found in India,[1] Bhutan, Sri Lanka and on Borneo.

The wingspan is 20-22 mm. Adults are pure white, the forewings with a few dark scales on the discocellulars and traces of a pale fulvous oblique streak across the apical area. There is a black marginal speck on vein 2 of each wing. The hindwings are mostly suffused with fuscous.[2]

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