Nacoleia inouei

Nacoleia inouei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Nacoleia
Species:	N. inouei
Binomial name
	Nacoleia inouei; Yamanaka, 1980

Nacoleia inouei is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hiroshi Yamanaka in 1980. It is found in Japan[1][2] and Korea.

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is pale creamy yellow with blackish-grey scales along the costa and two small blackish spots near the apex. The antemedial, medial and postmedial lines are blackish grey. The hindwings are pale creamy yellow with a blackish-grey area on the outer one-third. The antemedial and postmedial lines are blackish grey. Adults are on wing in August in Japan.[3]

References

Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
An Identification Guide of Japanese Moths Compiled by Everyone
"A Review of the Genus Nacoleia (Lepidoptera, Crambidae) from Korea, with Two Newly Recorded Species". Archived from the original on 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2020-04-12.

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[1] Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.

[2] An Identification Guide of Japanese Moths Compiled by Everyone

[3] "A Review of the Genus Nacoleia (Lepidoptera, Crambidae) from Korea, with Two Newly Recorded Species". Archived from the original on 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2020-04-12.