Tirathaba nitidalis is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae.[2][1] It was described by George Hampson in 1917. It is found in New Guinea.[3][4]

Tirathaba nitidalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Tirathaba
Species:
T. nitidalis
Binomial name
Tirathaba nitidalis

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are silvery white, with the costal edge black towards the base and with a diffused purplish-fuscous subterminal line, slightly excurved at the middle, the area beyond it faintly tinged with purplish fuscous. The hindwings are silvery white, the inner area slightly tinged with brown.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Tirathaba Walker, 1864" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  2. ^ "Tirathaba nitidalis". insecta.pro.
  3. ^ GBIF. "Tirathaba nitidalis Hampson, 1917 - Checklist View". www.gbif.org.
  4. ^ "Tirathaba nitidalis - ZipcodeZoo". zipcodezoo.com.
  5. ^ Novitates Zoologicae. 24 : 35   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.