Nymphicula queenslandica

Nymphicula queenslandica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Nymphicula
Species: N. queenslandica
Binomial name
Nymphicula queenslandica
(Hampson, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Cataclysta queenslandica Hampson, 1917

Nymphicula queenslandica is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1917.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.

The wingspan is 13–15 mm.[2] The forewings have a pattern of orange and white markings, while there is a black and white pattern on the hindwings. The hindwings are edged with a black arc with white spots.

The larvae are aquatic.[3]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. 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.
  3. Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia


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