Niphopyralis albida

Niphopyralis albida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Niphopyralis
Species: N. albida
Binomial name
Niphopyralis albida
Hampson, 1893

Niphopyralis albida is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1893. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

Description

Wingspan is about 16mm in male and 20-22mm. The wings are pure white. Fore wings with a few dark scales on discocellulars, and traces of a pale fulvous oblique streak across apical area. A black marginal speck on vein 2 of each wing.[2]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-iv". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
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