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Nymphula nitidulata

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Nymphula nitidulata
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N. nitidulata
Binomial name
Nymphula nitidulata
(Hufnagel, 1767)[1]
Synonyms
  • Nymphula stagnata
  • Phalaena (Pyralis) potamogalis Hübner, 1793
  • Phalaena stagnata Donovan, 1806
  • Hydrocampa stagnalis Guenée, 1854

The Beautiful China-mark (Nymphula nitidulata) is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe, Japan (Hokkaido), Turkey, Armenia, Russia (Ural, Siberia, Amur) and China.[2]

The wingspan is 20–25 mm. The moth flies from April to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Sparganium and Nuphar lutea.

References

  1. ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
  2. ^ Yoshiyasu, Y. 1985: A systematic study of the Nymphulinae and the Musotiminae of Japan (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Scientific Reports of the Kyoto Prefectural University Agriculture, Kyoto 37: 1–162. Abstract and full article: [1].