Tolpia kalimantania
| Tolpia kalimantania | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Micronoctuidae |
| Genus: | Tolpia |
| Species: | T. kalimantania |
| Binomial name | |
| Tolpia kalimantania Fibiger, 2011 | |
Tolpia kalimantania is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is found on Borneo (it was described from Kalimantan).
The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are relatively long and broad and the ground colour is dark brown with black brown patches at the base. The antemedial and postmedial lines are well marked and black. The terminal line is indicated by black interveinal dots. The hindwing ground colour is brown and the abdomen and hindleg have long, dark-brown scent scales.
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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