Sternitta suffuscalis

Sternitta suffuscalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micronoctuidae
Genus: Sternitta
Species: S. suffuscalis
Binomial name
Sternitta suffuscalis
(Swinhoe, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Nephopteryx suffuscalis Swinhoe, 1886

Sternitta suffuscalis is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is found from central India south to Sri Lanka.

The wingspan is 9–11 mm. The forewings are unicolourous dark brownish or blackish grey. The crosslines are black. The hindwing ground colour is light grey and the abdomen is light grey.

Taxonomy

The species was originally described as a species in the family Pyralidae.

References


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