''Nymphicula conjunctalis'' is a
moth in the family
Crambidae. It was described by
David John Lawrence Agassiz in 2014. It is found in
Australia
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, where it has been recorded from the
Northern Territory.
The
wingspan is about 11 mm. The base of the forewing is ochreous with fuscous subbasal fascia and white antemedian fascia. The medial area is white, scaled with dark brown. The basal quarter of the hindwings is white. The antemedian band is orange-brown and there is a metallic tornal spot.
Etymology
The species name refers to the conjoined terminal eyespots of the hindwings.
[, 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.]
References
Nymphicula
Moths described in 2014
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