Nippoptilia spinosa

Nippoptilia spinosa is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is known from Papua New Guinea.[1]

Nippoptilia spinosa
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N. spinosa
Binomial name
Nippoptilia spinosa
Yano, 1963

The length of the forewings is about 7.2 millimetres (0.28 in) for females and 7.5 millimetres (0.30 in) for males.[2]

References

  1. C. Gielis, Review of the Pterophoridae from New Guinea, with descriptions of eight new species (Lepidoptera)
  2. Koji Yano. "Notes On South Pacific Pterophoridae" (PDF). 5 (4). Bishop Museum: 849–871. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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