Nymphicula yoshiyasui is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by David John Lawrence Agassiz in 2002. It is found from Taiwan and Okinawa to Amami-Oshima in Japan.
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| Nymphicula yoshiyasui | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Nymphicula |
| Species: | N. yoshiyasui
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| Nymphicula yoshiyasui D. J. L. Agassiz, 2002[1]
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The length of the forewings is 6.7 mm for males and 7.1 mm for females. Full-grown larvae reach a length of 8-10.1 mm.[2]
Etymology
editThe species is named in honour of Dr. Yutaka Yoshiyasu who discovered the species.[3]
References
edit- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
- ^ A Systematic Study of the Genus Nymphicula Snellen from Japan (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)
- ^ Agassiz, D.J.L. 2002: Nymphicula yoshiyasui n. sp. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Nymphulinae) from Japan. Entomological Science 5 (2): 259-261. Full article: [1]