Nosphistica effrenata

Nosphistica effrenata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lecithoceridae
Genus:	Nosphistica
Species:	N. effrenata
Binomial name
	Nosphistica effrenata; (Meyrick, 1918)
Synonyms
	Philoptila effrenata Meyrick, 1918;

Nosphistica effrenata is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is known from southern India.

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are dark purplish fuscous with a small cloudy-white spot above the dorsum beyond the middle and a small rather oblique wedge-shaped white mark on the costa beyond four-fifths. The hindwings are blackish with small white marks on the costa at the middle and five-sixths.

References

↑ Savela, Markku, ed. (January 18, 2015). "Nosphistica effrenata (Meyrick, 1918)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
↑ Meyrick, Edward (1916–1923). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (4): 111. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (January 18, 2015). "Nosphistica effrenata (Meyrick, 1918)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 7, 2020.

[2] Meyrick, Edward (1916–1923). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (4): 111. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.