''Niphopyralis contaminata'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1893. It is found in

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

Description

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are pure white with traces of a sinuous antemedial line. There is a diffused black patch on the discocellulars and the costa above the end of the cell. The whole outer area is fuscous black, except the apex and margin, on which black specks are present. The hindwings are white, with a few scattered fuscous scales.Hampson, George Francis (1893)
''Illustrations of Typical Specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the Collection of the British Museum''
181–182.

References

Moths described in 1893 Crambidae {{Crambidae-stub