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Nymphicula australis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Crambidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Nymphicula

Nymphicula australis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by C. Felder, R. Felder and Rogenhofer in 1875. It is found on Fiji.

The wingspan is 14–16 mm. The base of the forewings is whitish and the basal area is fuscous mixed with orange. The antemedian band is orange, bordered by whitish. There is a dark streak above the dorsum. The base of the hindwings is fuscous with a white subbasal fascia and an orange antemedian band.

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Nymphicula australis Wikipedia