Nosphistica effrenata
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lecithoceridae |
| Genus: | Nosphistica |
| Species: | N. effrenata |
| Binomial name | |
| Nosphistica effrenata (Meyrick, 1918) | |
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Nosphistica effrenata is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is known from southern India.[1]
The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are dark purplish fuscous with a small cloudy-white spot above the dorsum beyond the middle and a small rather oblique wedge-shaped white mark on the costa beyond four-fifths. The hindwings are blackish with small white marks on the costa at the middle and five-sixths.[2]
References
- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (January 18, 2015). "Nosphistica effrenata (Meyrick, 1918)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- ^ Meyrick, Edward (1916–1923). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (4): 111.
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