Nacoleia megaspilalis

Nacoleia megaspilalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Nacoleia
Species: N. megaspilalis
Binomial name
Nacoleia megaspilalis
Hampson, 1912
Synonyms
  • Nacoleia leucophrys Turner, 1926

Nacoleia megaspilalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1912. It is found in India (Andhra Pradesh) and Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are white with dark fuscous, somewhat suffused markings. The hindwings are as the forewings, but the basal patch is very small and there is no subbasal line, median fascia, subterminal line and there are also no costal rings.[2]

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