Nymphicula insulalis 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.
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| Nymphicula insulalis Agassiz, 2014
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The wingspan is about 15 mm. Part of the costa of the forewings is brown, but mixed with brownish and whitish from the base to antemedian fascia. The median area is scaled brown. The base of the hindwings is brown and the subbasal fascia is white.
Etymology
editThe species name refers to the island location of the species.[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.