Nymphicula queenslandica
| Nymphicula queenslandica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Nymphicula |
| Species: | N. queenslandica |
| Binomial name | |
| Nymphicula queenslandica (Hampson, 1917) | |
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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
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia
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