Casminola yoshimotoi
Casminola yoshimotoi is a moth in the family Nolidae. It was discovered by Hiroshi Inoue in 2000. The moth is found in Taiwan and Thailand.[1]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Nolidae |
| Genus: | Casminola |
| Species: | C. yoshimotoi |
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| Casminola yoshimotoi (Inoue, 2000) | |
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The wingspan is 15–16 mm. The wings are white, the forewings with a brownish hue. The hindwings are white and almost unmarked.[2]
References
- László, G.M. , G. Ronkay & T.J. Witt, 2010: Contribution to the Nolinae (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) fauna of North Thailand. Esperiana Buchreihe zur Entomologie 15: 7-126.
- Inoue, H., 2000: Two new species of the Nolinae (Noctuidae) from Taiwan. Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan 51(4): 251-254. Abstract and full article: .
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
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