Nigilgia superbella is a moth in the family Brachodidae. It was described by Rebel in 1907. It is known from Yemen, Saudi Arabia[1] and the United Arab Emirates.[2]
Nigilgia superbella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Brachodidae |
Genus: | Nigilgia |
Species: | N. superbella
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Binomial name | |
Nigilgia superbella (Rebel, 1907)
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The larvae feed on Ficus species.
References
edit- ^ Kallies, A., 2004: The Brachodidae of the Oriental region and Adjacent territories (Lepidoptera: Sesioidea). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 147 (1): 1-20.
- ^ Afro Moths