Nymphicula nigristriata

Nymphicula nigristriata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Nymphicula
Species:	N. nigristriata
Binomial name
	Nymphicula nigristriata; (Hampson, 1917)
Synonyms
	Cataclysta nigristriata Hampson, 1917;

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.

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

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