Nymphicula lactealis
| Nymphicula lactealis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Nymphicula |
| Species: | N. lactealis
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| Binomial name | |
| Nymphicula lactealis Agassiz, 2014
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Nymphicula lactealis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by David John Lawrence Agassiz in 2014.[1] It is found in New Caledonia east of Australia.
The wingspan is 13–14 mm. The base of the forewings is white with a dark brown subbasal fascia and a white antemedian fascia. The median area is scaled with dark brown. The basal area of the hindwings is white with a dark brown spot. The antemedian fascia is brown.
Etymology[edit]
The species name refers to the milky coloration of the subterminal area of the hindwings.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "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.