Nymphicula perirrorata

Nymphicula perirrorata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Nymphicula
Species:	N. perirrorata
Binomial name
	Nymphicula perirrorata; (Hampson, 1917)
Synonyms
	Cataclysta perirrorata Hampson, 1917;

Nymphicula perirrorata is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1917.[1] It is found in Ghana, Ivory Coast, Malawi, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan and Zimbabwe.[2]

The wingspan is 9–13 mm. The forewings are white, suffused with fuscous and with yellow subbasal and antemedian fasciae. The middle of the wing is creamy white with scattered dark fuscous scales. The base of the hindwings is white, the median area scattered with dark fuscous scales. Adults have been recorded on wing from February to March, in May, from June to August, October and November.[3]

References

Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Nymphicula perirrorata (Hampson, 1917)". Afromoths. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
Agassiz, David J. L. (2012). "The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3494: 1–73. ISBN 978-1-86977-986-3.

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[1] Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.

[2] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Nymphicula perirrorata (Hampson, 1917)". Afromoths. Retrieved October 30, 2018.

[3] Agassiz, David J. L. (2012). "The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3494: 1–73. ISBN 978-1-86977-986-3.