Nymphicula perirrorata is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1917.[1] It is found in Ghana, Ivory Coast, Malawi, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan and Zimbabwe.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Nymphicula |
| Species: | N. perirrorata
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| Nymphicula perirrorata (Hampson, 1917)
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The wingspan is 9–13 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from February to March, in May, from June to August, October and November.[3]
References
edit- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Nymphicula perirrorata (Hampson, 1917)". Afromoths. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
- ^ Agassiz, David J. L. (2012). "The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3494: 1–73. ISBN 978-1-86977-986-3.