Nymphicula edwardsi
| Nymphicula edwardsi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Nymphicula |
| Species: | N. edwardsi
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| Binomial name | |
| Nymphicula edwardsi Agassiz, 2014
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Nymphicula edwardsi is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by David John Lawrence Agassiz in 2014.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.
The wingspan is about 14 mm. The base of the forewing is dark brown and there is a white antemedian band. The medial zone is white, covered with brown scales. The base of the hindwings is tinged greyish brown and there is a white subbasal band, as well as brown antemedian band with an orange spot. The medial zone is white, scaled with dark brown.
Etymology[edit]
The species is named in honour of Ted Edwards, a lepidopterist at the Australian National Insect Collection.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ 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.