Medius nepali
Medius nepali | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Micronoctuidae |
Genus: | Medius |
Species: | M. nepali |
Binomial name | |
Medius nepali Fibiger, 2011 | |
Medius nepali is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is found in Nepal (it was described from north-western Pokhara).
The wingspan is 13–14 mm. The forewings are long and narrow, with a rounded apex. The ground colour is beige, suffused with brown scales in the subterminal and terminal areas. There are dark-brown patches at the base of the costa and at the upper quadrangular medial area. The hindwing ground colour is grey with a discal spot.
References
- Fibiger, M. 2011: Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). Part 4, Taxonomy of the subfamilies Tentaxinae and Micronoctuinae. ISSN 1175-5326 Zootaxa, 2842: 1–188. Preview
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