Medius kalimantani
| Medius kalimantani | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Micronoctuidae |
| Genus: | Medius |
| Species: | M. kalimantani |
| Binomial name | |
| Medius kalimantani Fibiger, 2011 | |
Medius kalimantani is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is found on Borneo (it was described from Kalimantan).
The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are relatively long and narrow. The ground colour is white beige, suffused with light-brown scales in the medial, subterminal and terminal areas. There are black-brown patches at the base of the costa and at the upper quadrangular medial area. The crossslines are almost untraceable. The terminal line is indicated by black interveinal dots. The hindwing ground colour is grey with an indistinct 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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