Nymphicula queenslandica

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

Nymphicula queenslandica is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1917.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.

The wingspan is 13–15 mm.[2] The forewings have a pattern of orange and white markings, while there is a black and white pattern on the hindwings. The hindwings are edged with a black arc with white spots.

The larvae are aquatic.[3]

References

Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 15 July 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.
Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (9 March 2012). "Nymphicula queenslandica Hampson, 1917". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 30 October 2018.

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

[3] Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (9 March 2012). "Nymphicula queenslandica Hampson, 1917". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 30 October 2018.