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Nymphicula nyasalis

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Nymphicula nyasalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Nymphicula
Species:
N. nyasalis
Binomial name
Nymphicula nyasalis
(Hampson, 1917)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cataclysta nyasalis Hampson, 1917

Nymphicula nyasalis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1917.[1] It is found in the Republic of the Congo, Malawi and Tanzania.[2]

The wingspan is 9–14 mm. The base of the forewings is fuscous. The hindwings are whitish.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Nymphicula nyasalis (Hampson, 1917)". Afromoths. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  3. ^ Agassiz, David J. L. (2012). "The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3494: 1–73. ISBN 978-1-86977-986-3.