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Nacoleia satsumalis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Crambidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Nacoleia

Similar
  
Nacoleia, Palpita nigropunctalis, Pyraustinae, Crambidae

Nacoleia satsumalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by South in 1901. It is found in Japan and Korea.

The wingspan is 13–16 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is pale yellow with a blackish basal line and two ring-like patterns on the costa, as well as one on the outer side of the basal line. The hindwings are pale yellow with greyish black antemedial and postmedial lines. The distal one-third of the hindwings is slightly darker grey.

References

Nacoleia satsumalis Wikipedia