Nymphicula plumbilinealis
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Nymphicula plumbilinealis Agassiz, 2014
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Nymphicula plumbilinealis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Agassiz in 2014.[1] It is found in Papua New Guinea.
The wingspan is 12–13 mm. The base of the forewings is pale fuscous with a yellowish antemedian fascia. The median area is scattered with fuscous scales. The base of the hindwings is fuscous with a white subbasal fascia and antemedian fascia.
Etymology
The species name refers to the leaden line on the hindwings.[2]
References
- ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. 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.