Nymphicula perirrorata

Nymphicula perirrorata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Nymphicula
Species:	N. perirrorata
Binomial name
	Nymphicula perirrorata; (Hampson, 1917)
Synonyms
	Cataclysta perirrorataHampson, 1917;

Last updated July 29, 2025

Nymphicula perirrorata is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1917.^[1] It is found in Ghana, Ivory Coast, Malawi, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan and Zimbabwe.^[2]

The wingspan is 9–13 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from February to March, in May, from June to August, October and November.^[3]

References

↑ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Nymphicula perirrorata (Hampson, 1917)". Afromoths. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
↑ Agassiz, David J. L. (2012). "The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3494: 1–73. ISBN 978-1-86977-986-3.

This Nymphicula-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1] Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.

[2] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Nymphicula perirrorata (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.

[1]

[2]

[3]