Nordstromia argenticeps
| Nordstromia argenticeps | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Drepanidae |
| Genus: | Nordstromia |
| Species: | N. argenticeps |
| Binomial name | |
| Nordstromia argenticeps (Warren, 1922) | |
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Nordstromia argenticeps is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Warren in 1922.[1] It is found in the Khasi Hills of north-eastern India and in Nepal.[2]
Adults are similar to Nordstromia sumatrana, except for the shape of the postmedial fascia which is weakly sigmoid.[3]
The larvae feed on Rubus species.[4]
References
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Nordstromia argenticeps". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Nordstromia argenticeps (Warren, 1922)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
- ^ Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology). Supplement 12: 77
- ^ Buchsbaum, U., 2010: Nordstromia guenterriedeli sp. n. from Sumatra (Indonesia) (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae). Entomofauna. 0031: 57-68.