Nola pumila

Nola pumila
Donda eurychlora (top) and Nola pumila (bottom)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nolidae
Genus: Nola
Species: N. pumila
Binomial name
Nola pumila
Snellen, 1875
Synonyms
  • Nola spreta Butler, 1880
  • Sorocostia tetrophthalma Meyrick, 1889
  • Nola minuta Hampson, 1891
  • Nola hampsoni Kirby, 1892
  • Celama pumila

Nola pumila is a moth of the Nolidae family. It is found in the Indo-Australian tropics, including China (Shanghai), Formosa, Sikkim, Assam, India, Burma, Sulawesi and New Guinea.

The larvae feed on fruits of Shorea species and possibly the flowers of Dryobalanops species, although this might refer to a related species.


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