Rustica nigrops
| Rustica nigrops | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Micronoctuidae |
| Genus: | Rustica |
| Species: | R. nigrops |
| Binomial name | |
| Rustica nigrops Fibiger, 2008 | |
Rustica nigrops is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from the mountains of central Sri Lanka.
The wingspan is 12-14 mm. The forewing is long, narrow and the reniform stigma is weakly marked. The costal patch in the upper medial area is well marked and blackish. The antemedial line is marked and blackish. The terminal line of the hindwing is weakly defined.
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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