Nymphicula yoshiyasui

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Nymphicula yoshiyasui
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Nymphicula yoshiyasui
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Nymphicula
Species:
N. yoshiyasui
Binomial name
Nymphicula yoshiyasui
D. J. L. Agassiz, 2002 [1]

Nymphicula yoshiyasui is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by David John Lawrence Agassiz in 2002. It is found from Taiwan and Okinawa to Amami-Oshima in Japan.

The length of the forewings is 6.7 mm for males and 7.1 mm for females. Full-grown larvae reach a length of 8-10.1 mm. [2]

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Dr. Yutaka Yoshiyasu who discovered the species. [3]

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References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
  2. A Systematic Study of the Genus Nymphicula Snellen from Japan (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)
  3. Agassiz, D.J.L. 2002: Nymphicula yoshiyasui n. sp. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Nymphulinae) from Japan. Entomological Science5 (2): 259-261. Full article: