Nymphicula nigristriata

Nymphicula nigristriata is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1917. It is found on New Guinea[1] and in the Solomon Islands.

Nymphicula nigristriata
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N. nigristriata
Binomial name
Nymphicula nigristriata
(Hampson, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Cataclysta nigristriata Hampson, 1917

The wingspan is 11–14 mm. The forewings are suffused with brown in the basal two-thirds. The base is brown mixed with ochreous and the antemedian fascia is yellow. The median area is scattered with dark brown scales. The base of the hindwings is brown with a white subbasal fascia and a silver grey tornal spot, as well as a yellow streak.[2]

References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  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.


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