Biology:Casminola yoshimotoi

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Short description: Species of moth

Casminola yoshimotoi
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Nolidae
Genus: Casminola
Species:
C. yoshimotoi
Binomial name
Casminola yoshimotoi
(Inoue, 2000)
Synonyms
  • Rhynchopalpus yoshimotoi Inoue, 2000
  • Manoba yoshimotoi

Casminola yoshimotoi is a moth in the family Nolidae. It was discovered by Hiroshi Inoue in 2000. The moth is found in Taiwan and Thailand.[1]

The wingspan is 15–16 mm. The wings are white, the forewings with a brownish hue. The hindwings are white and almost unmarked.[2]

References

  1. László, G.M. , G. Ronkay & T.J. Witt, 2010: Contribution to the Nolinae (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) fauna of North Thailand. Esperiana Buchreihe zur Entomologie 15: 7-126.
  2. Inoue, H., 2000: Two new species of the Nolinae (Noctuidae) from Taiwan. Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan 51 (4): 251-254. Abstract and full article: [1].

Wikidata ☰ Q16750987 entry