Nacoleia parapsephis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1887.[1] It is found on New Guinea and Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Nacoleia |
| Species: | N. parapsephis
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| Nacoleia parapsephis (Meyrick, 1887)
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Adults are pale grey or brown with irregular dark-edged areas across the wings.[2]
References
edit- ^ Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Bauer, Franziska; Segerer, Andreas; Li, Houhun; Schouten, Rob; Solis, M. Alma; Trofimova, Tatiana; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (18 March 2012). "Nacoleia parapsephis (Meyrick, 1887)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 7 September 2020.