- Dorsum kwaii
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Dorsum kwaii Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Micronoctuidae Genus: Dorsum Species: D. kwaii Binomial name Dorsum kwaii
Fibiger, 2011Dorsum kwaii is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is found in northern, central western and central Thailand and southern Laos.
The wingspan is 10-12 mm. The head, patagia, anterior part of tegulae and the prothorax are black brown. The forewings are short and relatively narrow and the ground colour is beige towards the base and distally brown, with black brown areas throughout. The basal part of the costa, costal part of the triangular medial area and the terminal area are black brown. The crosslines are indistinct and beige. The terminal line is indicated by black interveinal dots. The hindwing ground colour is grey with a discal spot. The abdomen is brown without dorsal tufts.
References
- Fibiger, M. 2011: Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). Part 4, Taxonomy of the subfamilies Tentaxinae and Micronoctuinae. Preview
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