Nymphicula albibasalis

Nymphicula albibasalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Yoshiyasu in 1980. It is found in Japan (Kyushu, Shikoku).[1][2]

Nymphicula albibasalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Nymphicula
Species:
N. albibasalis
Binomial name
Nymphicula albibasalis
Yoshiyasu, 1980

The length of the forewings is 5.5 mm for males and 5.3-6.3 mm for females. The forewings are pale orange, but fuscous from the base to the white antemedial band. The basal third of the hindwings is white. The intermediate area is fuscous, with a dark silvery grey tornal marking tinged with a small orange speckle.[3]

References
  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Japanese Moths
  3. A Systematic Study of the Genus Nymphicula SNELLEN from Japan (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)


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