Nymphicula nokensis
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| Nymphicula nokensis Agassiz, 2014
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Nymphicula nokensis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by David John Lawrence Agassiz in 2014.[1] It is found in Irian Jaya in New Guinea.
The wingspan is about 10 mm. The base of the forewings is fuscous with a white antemedian fascia. The median area is scattered with brownish scales. The base of the hindwings is brown, with a white subbasal fascia and a fuscous line.
Etymology
The species name refers to the Peninsula Nok, the type location.[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.