Nymphicula plumbilinealis
| Nymphicula plumbilinealis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Nymphicula |
| Species: | N. plumbilinealis |
| Binomial name | |
| Nymphicula plumbilinealis Agassiz, 2014 | |
Nymphicula plumbilinealis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Agassiz in 2014.[1] It is found in Papua New Guinea.
The wingspan is 12–13 mm. The base of the forewings is pale fuscous with a yellowish antemedian fascia. The median area is scattered with fuscous scales. The base of the hindwings is fuscous with a white subbasal fascia and antemedian fascia.
Etymology
The species name refers to the leaden line on the hindwings.[2]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ 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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