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Tirathaba nitidalis

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Species of moth

Tirathaba nitidalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Tirathaba
Species: T. nitidalis
Binomial name
Tirathaba nitidalis
Hampson, 1917

Tirathaba nitidalis is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1917. It is found in New Guinea.

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are silvery white, with the costal edge black towards the base and with a diffused purplish-fuscous subterminal line, slightly excurved at the middle, the area beyond it faintly tinged with purplish fuscous. The hindwings are silvery white, the inner area slightly tinged with brown.

References

  1. ^ "Tirathaba Walker, 1864" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  2. "Tirathaba nitidalis". insecta.pro.
  3. GBIF. "Tirathaba nitidalis Hampson, 1917 - Checklist View". www.gbif.org.
  4. "Tirathaba nitidalis - ZipcodeZoo". zipcodezoo.com.
  5. Novitates Zoologicae. 24 : 35 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Taxon identifiers
Tirathaba nitidalis


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