Dextella khaoyaiana
| Dextella khaoyaiana | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Micronoctuidae |
| Genus: | Dextella |
| Species: | D. khaoyaiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Dextella khaoyaiana Fibiger, 2011 | |
Dextella khaoyaiana is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is found in central Thailand.
The wingspan is about 11.5 mm. The forewings are short, relatively narrow and beige. The postmedial line is suffused with many brown scales on the distal side. There are blackish brown patches basally on the costa and also in the upper medial and terminal areas. The crosslines are weakly marked and light brown. The terminal line is indicated by black-brown interveinal dots. The hindwing ground colour is grey with a well-marked 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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