Nymphicula insulalis
| Nymphicula insulalis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Nymphicula |
| Species: | N. insulalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Nymphicula insulalis Agassiz, 2014 | |
Nymphicula insulalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Agassiz in 2014.[1] It is found in New Caledonia.
The wingspan is about 15 mm. Part of the costa of the forewings is brown, but mixed with brownish and whitish from the base to antemedian fascia. The median area is scaled brown. The base of the hindwings is brown and the subbasal fascia is white.
Etymology
The species name refers to the Island location of the species.[2]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ 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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