Nippoptilia distigmata

Nippoptilia distigmata
Nippoptilia distigmata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Nippoptilia
Species: N. distigmata
Binomial name
Nippoptilia distigmata
S. Kim & B.K. Byun, 2010

Nippoptilia distigmata is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from Korea.[1]

The wingspan is 15-16 mm.

Etymology

The specific name of the new species is derived from the Greek, di (meaning two) and stigma (meaning spot), referring to two spots on the thorax.

References

  1. ^ A taxonomic review of the genus Nippoptilia (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Korea, with description of a new species
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