Nacoleia megaspilalis

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Nacoleia megaspilalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Nacoleia
Species:
N. megaspilalis
Binomial name
Nacoleia megaspilalis
Hampson, 1912
Synonyms
  • Nacoleia leucophrysTurner, 1926

Nacoleia megaspilalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1912. It is found in Andhra Pradesh in India and Queensland in Australia. [1]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are white with dark fuscous, somewhat suffused markings. The hindwings are as the forewings, but the basal patch is very small and there is no subbasal line, median fascia, subterminal line and there are also no costal rings. [2]

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References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 50: 120-155 (1926): Studies in Australian Lepidoptera PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .