Nephopterix chryserythra

(Nephopterix chryserythra)

Description

Nephopterix chryserythra is a species of snout moth in the genus Nephopterix. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1902 and is known from Australia, including Queensland.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

Family:Pyralidae

Genus:Nephopterix

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