Nymphicula lifuensis explained

Nymphicula lifuensis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by David John Lawrence Agassiz in 2014.[1] It is found on the Loyalty Islands east of Australia.

The wingspan is about 14 mm.

Etymology

The species name refers to the island of Lifou, where the species was collected.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GlobIZ search. Global Information System on Pyraloidea . 2014-07-15.
  2. , 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.