Nippoptilia cinctipedalis

Nippoptilia cinctipedalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Nippoptilia
Species:
N. cinctipedalis
Binomial name
Nippoptilia cinctipedalis
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Oxyptilus cinctipedalis Walker, 1864
  • Nippoptilia minor Hori, 1933
  • Stenoptilia minor
  • Trichoptilus eochrodes Meyrick, 1935
  • Nippoptilia eochrodes (Meyrick, 1935)
  • Trichoptilus caryornis Meyrick, 1935
  • Oxyptilus caryornis (Meyrick, 1935)

Nippoptilia cinctipedalis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Australia, Korea, Japan (Kyushu), China, Micronesia, the Republic of Palau[1] and Vietnam.[2]

The wingspan is 8–9 millimetres (0.31–0.35 in) and the length of the forewings is 5–6 millimetres (0.20–0.24 in). Adults emerge in September and October in Japan.

References

  1. ^ Kim, Sora; Byun, Bong-Kyu; Park, Kyu-Tek; Lee, Seunghwan (2010). "A taxonomic review of the genus Nippoptilia (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Korea, with description of a new species". Journal of Natural History. 44 (9–10): 601–613. doi:10.1080/00222930903384766.
  2. ^ On The Plume Moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) Of Vietnam Archived 2011-10-01 at the Wayback Machine
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