''Nosphistica'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...
in the family
Lecithoceridae
The Lecithoceridae, or long-horned moths, are a family of small moths described by Simon Le Marchand in 1947. Although lecithocerids are found throughout the world, the great majority are found in the Indomalayan realm and the southern part of th ...
.
Two new species of Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea), with a revised check list of the family in Taiwan
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Species
*''Nosphistica acriella
''Nosphistica acriella'' is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park in 2002. It is known from Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in S ...
'' Park, 2002 (Thailand)
*''Nosphistica bisinuata
''Nosphistica bisinuata'' is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae which is endemic to Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern ...
'' Park, 2002 (Taiwan)
*'' Nosphistica cornutata'' (Rose, Pathania & Sood, 2007)
*''Nosphistica dolichina
''Nosphistica dolichina'' is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Chun-Sheng Wu in 1996. It is found in Yunnan
Yunnan , () is a landlocked province in the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province span ...
'' (Wu, 1996)
*'' Nosphistica effrenata'' (Meyrick, 1918) (India)
*'' Nosphistica erratica'' (Meyrick, 1911) (Sri Lanka)
*''Nosphistica fenestrata
''Nosphistica fenestrata'' is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It is found in Taiwan and southeastern China (Fujian
Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of China. Fujian i ...
'' (Gozmány, 1978) (China, Taiwan)
*''Nosphistica fuscolepis
''Nosphistica fuscolepis'' is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae which is endemic to Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwester ...
'' Park, 2002 (Taiwan)
*''Nosphistica metalychna
''Nosphistica metalychna'' is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick
Edward Meyrick (25 November 1854, in Ramsbury – 31 March 1938, at Thornhanger, Marlborough) was an English schoolmaster and amateur en ...
'' (Meyrick, 1935) (China)
*''Nosphistica minutispina
''Nosphistica minutispina'' is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Chun-Sheng Wu in 1996. It is found in Yunnan
Yunnan , () is a landlocked province in the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province sp ...
'' (Wu, 1996)
*''Nosphistica orientana
''Nosphistica orientana'' is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park in 2005. It is found in Guangdong
Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on t ...
'' Park, 2005
*''Nosphistica owadai
''Nosphistica owadai'' is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park in 2005. It is found in Vietnam
Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a countr ...
'' Park, 2005
*''Nosphistica parameocola
''Nosphistica parameocola'' is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It is found in Taiwan and southern China (Hainan
Hainan (, ; ) is the smallest and southernmost province of the People's Republic of China (PRC), consisting of various ...
'' (Wu, 1996) (China)
*''Nosphistica tarokoensis
''Nosphistica tarokoensis'' is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae which is endemic to Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northweste ...
'' Park, 2002 (Taiwan)
*''Nosphistica undulata
''Nosphistica undulata'' is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park in 2002. It is known from Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in S ...
'' Park, 2002 (Thailand)
References
* , 2002, A revision of the genus ''Nosphistica'' Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Lecithoceridae) ''Zoological Studies'' 41 (3): 251-262 Full article
* , 2005, Two new species of the genus ''Nophistica'' Meyrick (Lepidoptera, Lecithoceridae) from China and Vietnam, ''Journal of Asia Pacific Entomology'' 8 (2): 123-125. Full article
* , 2007, A new species of ''Philoptila'' Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Lecithoceridae) from India, ''Oriental Insects'' 41: 383-385.
Nosphistica,
Lecithocerinae
Moth genera
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