Nippoptilia distigmata

Nippoptilia distigmata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Nippoptilia
Species: N. distigmata
Binomial name
Nippoptilia distigmata
S. Kim & B.K. Byun, 2010

Nippoptilia distigmata is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from Korea.[1]

The wingspan is 15–16 millimetres (0.59–0.63 in).

Etymology

The specific name of the new species is derived from the Greek, di (meaning two) and stigma (meaning spot), referring to two spots on the thorax.

References

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