Nymphicula conjunctalis 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 the Northern Territory.
| Nymphicula conjunctalis | |
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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. conjunctalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Nymphicula conjunctalis Agassiz, 2014
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The wingspan is about 11 mm. The base of the forewing is ochreous with fuscous subbasal fascia and white antemedian fascia. The medial area is white, scaled with dark brown. The basal quarter of the hindwings is white. The antemedian band is orange-brown and there is a metallic tornal spot.
Etymology edit
The species name refers to the conjoined terminal eyespots 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.