Nymphicula conjunctalis

Nymphicula conjunctalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Nymphicula
Species: N. conjunctalis
Binomial name
Nymphicula conjunctalis
Agassiz, 2014

Nymphicula conjunctalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Agassiz in 2014.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from the Northern Territories.

The wingspan is about 11 mm. The base of the forewing is ochreous with fuscous subbasal fascia and white antemedian fascia. The medial area is white, scaled with dark brown. The basal quarter of the hindwings is white. The antemedian band is orange-brown and there is a metallic tornal spot.

Etymology

The species name refers to the conjoined terminal eyespots of the hindwings.[2]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. 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.