Nordstromia argenticeps
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Nordstromia
Species:
N. argenticeps
Binomial name
Nordstromia argenticeps
(Warren, 1922)
Synonyms
  • Albara argenticeps Warren, 1922

Nordstromia argenticeps is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Warren in 1922.[1] It is found in the Khasi Hills of north-eastern India and in Nepal.[2]

Adults are similar to Nordstromia sumatrana, except for the shape of the postmedial fascia which is weakly sigmoid.[3]

The larvae feed on Rubus species.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Nordstromia argenticeps​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  2. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Nordstromia argenticeps (Warren, 1922)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  3. ↑ Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology). Supplement 12: 77
  4. ↑ Buchsbaum, U., 2010: Nordstromia guenterriedeli sp. n. from Sumatra (Indonesia) (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae). Entomofauna. 0031: 57-68.


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