Biology:Tirathaba nitidalis
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Short description: Species of moth
| Tirathaba nitidalis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Tirathaba |
| Species: | T. nitidalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Tirathaba nitidalis Hampson, 1917[1]
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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]
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Tirathaba Walker, 1864" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
- ↑ "Tirathaba nitidalis". http://insecta.pro/taxonomy/37043.
- ↑ GBIF. "Tirathaba nitidalis Hampson, 1917 - Checklist View". https://www.gbif.org/species/110549827.
- ↑ "Tirathaba nitidalis - ZipcodeZoo". http://zipcodezoo.com/index.php/Tirathaba_nitidalis.
- ↑ Novitates Zoologicae. 24 : 35
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Wikidata ☰ Q14493865 entry
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