Conspica parainconspicua

Conspica parainconspicua
Conspica parainconspicua
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micronoctuidae
Genus: Conspica
Species: C. parainconspicua
Binomial name
Conspica parainconspicua
Fibiger, 2010

Conspica parainconspicua is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from northern Thailand.

The wingspan is about 9 mm. The head, patagia, tegulae, thorax, and all areas of the forewing, including the fringes are grey suffused with brown dots. The costal part is considerably darker brownish grey than the rest of the wing. The antemedial and postmedial lines are brown and broad. The terminal line is marked by black interneural dots. The hindwing is light grey, but darker towards the termen. The terminal line is brown, with an indistinct discal spot. The fringes are whitish. The underside of the forewing is light grey and the underside of the hindwing is whitish, with a discal spot.

References

  • Fibiger, M. 2010: Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea) Part 3, Taxonomy of the Tactusinae. Zootaxa, 2583: 1–119. Preview
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