Nordstromia niva

Nordstromia niva is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Hong-Fu Chu and Lin-Yao Wang in 1988. It is found in Hubei, China.[1]

Nordstromia niva
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N. niva
Binomial name
Nordstromia niva
Chu & Wang, 1988

Adults can be distinguished from other related species by the powdery white colour and the smaller size.[2]

References

  1. Buchsbaum, U., 2010: Nordstromia guenterriedeli sp. n. from Sumatra (Indonesia) (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae). Entomofauna 0031: 57-68.
  2. Chu, H.F. & L.Y. Wang, 1988: On the Chinese Drepaninae (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae) genus Nordstroemia Bryk, 1943. Acta Entomologica Sinica 31 (3): 309-317.


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