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Niphopyralis suffidalis

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Niphopyralis suffidalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Niphopyralis
Species:
N. suffidalis
Binomial name
Niphopyralis suffidalis

Niphopyralis suffidalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Charles Swinhoe in 1895. It is found in India,[1] Bhutan, Sri Lanka and on Borneo.

The wingspan is 20–22 mm. Adults are pure white, the forewings with a few dark scales on the discocellulars and traces of a pale fulvous oblique streak across the apical area. There is a black marginal speck on vein 2 of each wing. The hindwings are mostly suffused with fuscous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  2. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1896). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume IV. Taylor and Francis. p. 39 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.