Niphostola micans Hampson
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Pyraustinae
- Genus: Niphostola
- Distribution: India (Meghalaya), Sabah.
- Habitat: Lowland forest & disturbed areas, 600m.
- Wing Length: 12mm
Taxonomy
The holotype of Niphostola micans Hampson, 1896: 222, fig. 127, is from India, ([Meghalaya] Khasis; Nagas [Naga Hills]). This specimen from Sabah was collected and identified by David Agassiz and is in the ITBC-Borneensis Coll.. It is the TS of Niphostola Hampson, 1896: 222, by original designation and monotypy.
Description
A species with unmarked silvery white FW except for a slight dark tornal line just proximal from the greyish cillia, the unmarked HW is a very pale grey. The HW fringes are long & shining white. The rounded shape of the wings is distinctive but unlike most morphospecies in the genus this one has no wing patterning.
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References
- Hampson, G. F. (1896) Moths Vol. IV, In Blandford, W.T. (ed.), The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma, Taylor and Francis, London: i-xxviii, 1-594.