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Nosphistica effrenata

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Nosphistica effrenata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Nosphistica
Species:
N. effrenata
Binomial name
Nosphistica effrenata
(Meyrick, 1918)
Synonyms
  • Philoptila effrenata Meyrick, 1918

Nosphistica effrenata is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is known from southern India.[1]

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are dark purplish fuscous with a small cloudy-white spot above the dorsum beyond the middle and a small rather oblique wedge-shaped white mark on the costa beyond four-fifths. The hindwings are blackish with small white marks on the costa at the middle and five-sixths.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (January 18, 2015). "Nosphistica effrenata (Meyrick, 1918)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  2. ^ Meyrick, Edward (1916–1923). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (4): 111. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.