Nippoptilia cinctipedalis

Nippoptilia cinctipedalis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Australia, Korea, Japan (Kyushu), China, Micronesia, the Republic of Palau[1] and Vietnam.[2]

Nippoptilia cinctipedalis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Nippoptilia
Species:
N. cinctipedalis
Binomial name
Nippoptilia cinctipedalis
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Oxyptilus cinctipedalis Walker, 1864
  • Nippoptilia minor Hori, 1933
  • Stenoptilia minor
  • Trichoptilus eochrodes Meyrick, 1935
  • Nippoptilia eochrodes (Meyrick, 1935)
  • Trichoptilus caryornis Meyrick, 1935
  • Oxyptilus caryornis (Meyrick, 1935)

The wingspan is 8–9 millimetres (0.31–0.35 in) and the length of the forewings is 5–6 millimetres (0.20–0.24 in). Adults emerge in September and October in Japan.

References

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  1. ^ Kim, Sora; Byun, Bong-Kyu; Park, Kyu-Tek; Lee, Seunghwan (2010). "A taxonomic review of the genus Nippoptilia (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Korea, with description of a new species". Journal of Natural History. 44 (9–10): 601–613. doi:10.1080/00222930903384766.
  2. ^ On The Plume Moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) Of Vietnam Archived 2011-10-01 at the Wayback Machine
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