Nymphicula Fionae
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''Nymphicula fionae'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by David John Lawrence Agassiz in 2014. It is found on Rossel Island in Papua New Guinea. The wingspan is about 12.5 mm. The base of the forewings is brown with a brown costa and a straw antemedian fascia, edged with dark brown. The median area is suffused with brown. The base of the hindwings is brown and the subbasal fascia is white.


Etymology

The species is named for the former wife of the author., 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 {{Nymphicula-stub