Nokona carulifera
| Nokona carulifera | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sesiidae |
| Genus: | Nokona |
| Species: | N. carulifera
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| Binomial name | |
| Nokona carulifera (Hampson, 1919)
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Nokona carulifera is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is only known from Kuranda in Queensland, but probably occurs throughout the western coastal regions of Queensland.
The length of the forewings is about 11 mm for males and about 13 mm for females.
Taxonomy
Nokona coracodes was placed as a synonym of Nokona carulifera, but was reinstated as a valid species in 2001.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nokona carulifera.
Wikispecies has information related to Nokona carulifera.
- Australian Faunal Directory
- Image at CSIRO Entomology Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine
- Classification of the Superfamily Sesioidea (Lepidoptera: Ditrysia) Archived 2012-02-27 at the Wayback Machine
- New records and a revised checklist of the Australian clearwing moths (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae)