Nomophila corticalis (Walker, 1869) is a animal in the Crambidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Nomophila corticalis (Walker, 1869)

Nomophila corticalis (Walker, 1869)

Nomophila corticalis is a 20 mm wingspan Crambidae moth found across most of Australia and Christmas Island.

Family
Genus
Nomophila
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Nomophila corticalis (Walker, 1869)

Nomophila corticalis is a moth species that belongs to the Crambidae family. It is recorded from Christmas Island and most parts of Australia, specifically the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, and Victoria. This moth has an approximate wingspan of 20 millimeters. Researchers have successfully reared its larvae on leaves from plant species in the Fabaceae, Asteraceae, and Polygonaceae families.

Photo: (c) Ian McMillan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ian McMillan · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Crambidae Nomophila

More from Crambidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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