Nymphicula nyasalis
| Nymphicula nyasalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Nymphicula |
| Species: | N. nyasalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Nymphicula nyasalis (Hampson, 1917)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Nymphicula nyasalis is a species of moth of the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1917.[1] It is found in the Republic of Congo, Malawi and Tanzania.[2]
The wingspan is 9–14 mm. The base of the forewings is fuscous. There is an orange subbasal fascia followed by a whitish fascia, separated by fuscous scales. The hindwings are whitish, irrorated with fuscous.[3]
References
- 1 2 "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ↑ Afro Moths
- ↑ Agassiz, D.J.L., 2012: The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa. Zootaxa 3494: 1–73. Abstract: .
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