Palpita kiminensis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Jagbir Singh Kirti and H. S. Rose in 1992. It is found in north-eastern India,[1] China (Hainan, Yunnan), Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Borneo, Sumatra and northern Australia.[2]
| Palpita kiminensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Palpita |
| Species: | P. kiminensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Palpita kiminensis Kirti & Rose, 1992
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References
edit- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ Zhang, D.-D. & H.H. Li, 2005: A taxonomic study on Palpita Hübner from China (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Pyraustinae: Spilomelini). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 30 (1): 144-149. Abstract and full article: [1]
External links
edit- Original description: Kirti, J. S. & Rose, H. S. (1992). "Studies on Indian species of the genus Palpita Hübner (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Pyraustinae)". J. Ent. Res. 16 (1): 62–77.