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Nokona carulifera

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Nokona carulifera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Nokona
Species:
N. carulifera
Binomial name
Nokona carulifera
(Hampson, 1919)
Synonyms
  • Albuna carulifera (Hampson, 1919)
  • Paranthrene carulifera Hampson, 1919
  • Paranthrene caerulifera

Nokona carulifera is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is only known from Kuranda in Queensland, but probably occurs throughout the western coastal regions of Queensland.

The length of the forewings is about 11 mm for males and about 13 mm for females.

Taxonomy

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Nokona coracodes was placed as a synonym of Nokona carulifera, but was reinstated as a valid species in 2001.

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