Nymphicula ochrepunctalis
| Nymphicula ochrepunctalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Nymphicula |
| Species: | N. ochrepunctalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Nymphicula ochrepunctalis Agassiz, 2014
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Nymphicula ochrepunctalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by David John Lawrence Agassiz in 2014.[1] It is found in Papua New Guinea (the Western Province) and Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland and the Northern Territory.
The wingspan is about 11 mm.
Etymology
The species name refers to the ochreous spot in the middle of the hindwings.[2]
References
- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. 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.