Niphopyralis chionesis
| Niphopyralis chionesis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Niphopyralis |
| Species: | N. chionesis |
| Binomial name | |
| Niphopyralis chionesis Hampson, 1919 | |
Niphopyralis chionesis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1919. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland,[1] Western Australia and the Northern Territory.[2]
The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are glossy white and thickly scaled, with traces of a waved fuscous antemedial line except towards the costa. There is a faint sinuous medial line angled outwards beyond the cell and ending at the submedian fold. There is a rather more distinct subterminal line, excurved from below the costa to vein 2, then oblique and sinuous. There is also a terminal series of blackish striae. The hindwings are glossy white with a faint brownish shade beyond the cell and a slight blackish terminal line to near the tornus and a point at the submedial fold.[3]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia
- ↑ Ann. Mag. Nat. hist. (9) 4 (23): 307