Flax rennelli

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

Flax rennelli is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is found on the Solomon Islands (Rennell Island).

The wingspan is 8-8.5 mm. The forewings are beige, with a brown subterminal area. The base of the costa and all of the medial area are also brown. The crosslines are light brown. The terminal line is indicated by dark-brown interveinal dots. The hindwings are light grey. The underside of the forewings is unicolourous brown and the underside of the hindwings is grey with a discal spot.

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