Nosphidia
| Nosphidia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Carposinidae |
| Genus: | Nosphidia Diakonoff, 1982 |
| Species: | N. paradoxa |
| Binomial name | |
| Nosphidia paradoxa Diakonoff, 1982 | |
Nosphidia is a monotypic genus of moths in the Carposinidae family.[1] It contains the single species Nosphidia paradoxa, which is found in Sri Lanka.[2]
Description
Wingspan of male is 19 mm. Haustellum long and weak. Head silvery-white. Eye very large. Antenna glossy light brown. Palpi long and glossy white. Thorax pale grayish. Abdomen creamy-white, glossy. Fore wing oblong and pointed. Fore wing glossy white. Markings of fore wings gray-fuscous with bronze gloss. Basal patch light grayish. Costa with four pale fuscous spots. Cilia creamy. Hind wings whitish. Cilia white.[3]
References
- ↑ "Species Details : Nosphidia paradoxa Diakonoff, 1982". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Nosphidia paradoxa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- ↑ "ON A COLLECTION OF SOME FAMILIES OF MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA FROM SRI LANKA (CEYLON)". repository. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
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