Nymphicula cheesmanae
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Arthropoda
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Class: | Insecta
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Species: | N. cheesmanae
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Binomial name | |
Nymphicula cheesmanae Agassiz, 2014
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Nymphicula cheesmanae is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by David John Lawrence Agassiz in 2014.[1] It is found on the New Hebrides.
Description[]
The wingspan is 10–12 mm. The base of the forewings is brown with a whitish antemedian fascia. The median area is scattered with brown scales. The base of the hindwings is brown with a white subbasal fascia and a brown antemedian fascia with yellow coloration near the dorsum.
Etymology[]
The species is named for Evelyn Cheesman.[2]
References[]
- ^ "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.
Categories:
- Nymphicula
- Moths described in 2014
- Nymphicula stubs