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Nausinoe perspectata

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Nausinoe perspectata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Nausinoe
Species:
N. perspectata
Binomial name
Nausinoe perspectata
(Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena perspectata Fabricius, 1775
  • Phalaena neptis Cramer, 1779
  • Phalangiodes neptisalis Guenée, 1854

Nausinoe perspectata is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775.[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, China, India, New Guinea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Australia.[2]

The larvae feed on Jasminum sambac and Clematis leschenaultiana.

References

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  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. (2017). "Nausinoe perspectata (Fabricius, 1775)". Afromoths. Retrieved March 14, 2018.