Nordstromia argenticeps

Nordstromia argenticeps
Scientific classification
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 Drepanidae family. It was described by Warren in 1922.[1] It is found in north-eastern India (Khasis Hills) and 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. LepIndex
  2. Nordstromia at funet
  3. Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) Suppl. 12 : 77
  4. Buchsbaum, U., 2010: Nordstromia guenterriedeli sp. n. from Sumatra (Indonesia) (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae). Entomofauna 0031: 57-68.
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