Flax poseidon

Flax poseidon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micronoctuidae
Subfamily: Tentaxinae
Genus: Flax
Species: F. poseidon
Binomial name
Flax poseidon
Fibiger, 2011

Flax poseidon is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is found in Indonesia (Sumatra).

The wingspan is 12-14.5 mm. The forewings are light brown, although the subterminal, terminal area and fringes are brown. There is a black-brown quadrangular patch in the upper medial area, with a small black dot in the outer-lower area. The base of the costa is black brown, subapically with small black dots. The crosslines are indistinct brown, except for the well-marked subterminal line and terminal line indicated by black-brown interveinal dots. The hindwings are grey with a discal spot. The underside of the forewings is unicolourous brown and the underside of the hindwings is grey with a discal spot.

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