Nippoptilia distigmata
| Nippoptilia distigmata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Nippoptilia |
| Species: | N. distigmata
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| Binomial name | |
| Nippoptilia distigmata S. Kim & B.K. Byun, 2010
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Nippoptilia distigmata is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Korea.[1]
The wingspan is 15–16 millimetres (0.59–0.63 in).
Etymology[edit]
The specific name of the new species is derived from the Greek, di (meaning two) and stigma (meaning spot), referring to two spots on the thorax.
References[edit]
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- ^ Kim, Sora; Byun, Bong-Kyu; Park, Kyu-Tek; Lee, Seunghwan (2010). "A taxonomic review of the genus Nippoptilia (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Korea, with description of a new species". Journal of Natural History. 44 (9–10): 601–613. doi:10.1080/00222930903384766.
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