Nymphicula hampsoni

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Nymphicula hampsoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Nymphicula
Species:
N. hampsoni
Binomial name
Nymphicula hampsoni
Agassiz, 2014

Nymphicula hampsoni is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by David John Lawrence Agassiz in 2014.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.

The wingspan is 15–16 mm. The base of the forewing is dark brown with a white antemedian band. The medial area is white. There are two parallel brown lines before the yellow-orange terminal area. The base of the hindwings is brown with a white subbasal band and a brown antemedian band.

Etymology[edit]

The species is named in honour of Sir George Hampson.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  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.