| Nymphicula xanthocostalis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Nymphicula |
| Species: | N. xanthocostalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Nymphicula xanthocostalis Agassiz, 2014 | |
Nymphicula xanthocostalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by David John Lawrence Agassiz in 2014. It is found in Irian Jaya in New Guinea.
The wingspan is about 13 mm.
Etymology
The species name refers to the yellow costa of the forewings.
References
- "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- Agassiz, D.J.L., 2014: A preliminary study of the genus Nymphicula Snellen from Australia, New Guinea and the South Pacific (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae: Acentropinae). Zootaxa, 3774(5): 401-429.
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| Nymphicula xanthocostalis | |
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