Nosphistica effrenata

Nosphistica effrenata is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Meyrick in 1918. It is known from southern India.[1]

Nosphistica effrenata
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N. effrenata
Binomial name
Nosphistica effrenata
(Meyrick, 1918)
Synonyms
  • Philoptila effrenata Meyrick, 1918

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are dark purplish-fuscous with a small cloudy-white spot above the dorsum beyond the middle and a small rather oblique wedge-shaped white mark on the costa beyond four-fifths. The hindwings are blackish with small white marks on the costa at the middle and five-sixths.[2]

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