Nymphula nitidulata (Hufnagel, 1767)
(Beautiful China Mark, Beautiful China-mark)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesNymphula nitidulata (Beautiful China Mark, Beautiful China-mark)
GenusNymphula (a genus of pyralid moths)
SubfamilyACENTROPINAE (a subfamily of moths)
FamilyCRAMBIDAE (crambid moths)
SuperfamilyPYRALOIDEA (grass and meal moths)
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Nymphula nitidulata (Beautiful China Mark, Beautiful China-mark) :
1: Nymphula nitidulata (Beautiful China Mark, Beautiful China-mark)
23 Jun 2006 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
. Photos: Imago
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - close-upImage 2: Adult - dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 3: Adult - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 4: Adult - dorsal view - enlargedImage 5: Adult - latero-dorsal view - close-up - enlarged

Nymphula nitidulata (Beautiful China Mark, Beautiful China-mark) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Nymphula nitidulata (Beautiful China Mark, Beautiful China-mark)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Nymphula nitidulata (Beautiful China Mark, Beautiful China-mark)
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