Palnissa spatula
| Palnissa spatula | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Micronoctuidae |
| Genus: | Palnissa |
| Species: | P. spatula |
| Binomial name | |
| Palnissa spatula Fibiger, 2008 | |
Palnissa spatula is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from the Palni Hills in south-central India.
The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewing is long, pointed and grey and brownish. The crosslines are broad and black at the costa. The terminal line is marked by black interveinal dots. The hindwing is light greyish with an indistinct discal spot. The fringes are whitish. The underside is beige, although the underside of the hindwing is whitish with an indistinct discal spot.
References
- Fibiger, M. 2008: Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). Part 2, Taxonomy of the Belluliinae, Magninae and Parachrostiinae. Zootaxa, 1867: 1-136. Abstract & excerpt
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