Nigilgia superbella

Nigilgia superbella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Brachodidae
Genus: Nigilgia
Species: N. superbella
Binomial name
Nigilgia superbella
(Rebel, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Phycodes superbella Rebel, 1907

Nigilgia superbella is a moth in the Brachodidae family. It was described by Rebel in 1907. It is known from Yemen, Saudi Arabia[1] and the United Arab Emirates.[2]

The larvae feed on Ficus species.

References

  1. Kallies, A., 2004: The Brachodidae of the Oriental region and Adjacent territories (Lepidoptera: Sesioidea). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 147 (1): 1-20.
  2. Afro Moths


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