Nippoptilia cinctipedalis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Australia, Korea, Japan (Kyushu), China, Micronesia, the Republic of Palau[1] and Vietnam.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Nippoptilia |
| Species: | N. cinctipedalis
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| Nippoptilia cinctipedalis (Walker, 1864)
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The wingspan is 8–9 millimetres (0.31–0.35 in) and the length of the forewings is 5–6 millimetres (0.20–0.24 in). Adults emerge in September and October in Japan.
References edit
- ^ Kim, Sora; Byun, Bong-Kyu; Park, Kyu-Tek; Lee, Seunghwan (2010). "A taxonomic review of the genus Nippoptilia (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Korea, with description of a new species". Journal of Natural History. 44 (9–10): 601–613. doi:10.1080/00222930903384766.
- ^ On The Plume Moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) Of Vietnam Archived 2011-10-01 at the Wayback Machine
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nippoptilia cinctipedalis.
- Australian Faunal Directory
- Taxonomic And Biological Studies Of Pterophoridae Of Japan (Lepidoptera)
- Japanese Moths
- Insects of Micronesia Volume 9, no. 3 Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae
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