Nymphicula torresalis

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Nymphicula torresalis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Nymphicula
Species:
N. torresalis
Binomial name
Nymphicula torresalis
Agassiz, 2014

Nymphicula torresalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by David John Lawrence Agassiz in 2014. [1] It is found in Papua New Guinea and Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.

The wingspan is 12–13 mm.

Etymology

The species name refers to the Torres Straits. [2]

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References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. 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.