Niphopyralis albida
| Niphopyralis albida | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Niphopyralis |
| Species: | N. albida
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| Binomial name | |
| Niphopyralis albida Hampson, 1893
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Niphopyralis albida is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1893. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]
Description
[edit]The wingspan is about 16 mm in the male and about 20–22 mm in the female. The wings are pure white. Forewings 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
[edit]- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ Hampson, G. F. (1896). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. Moths Volume IV. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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