Nymphicula xanthocostalis
| Nymphicula xanthocostalis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Nymphicula |
| Species: | N. xanthocostalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Nymphicula xanthocostalis Agassiz, 2014 | |
Nymphicula xanthocostalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Agassiz in 2014.[1] It is found in Irian Jaya in New Guinea.
The wingspan is about 13 mm. The base of the forewings is brown, mixed with ochreous. The costa is yellow and the antemedian fascia is yellow in the costal half and whitish beneath. The base of the hindwings is fuscous with a white subbasal fascia and a silver grey tornal spot.
Etymology
The species name refers to the yellow costa of the forewings.[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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