Duplex weintraubi

Duplex weintraubi
Duplex weintraubi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micronoctuidae
Genus: Duplex
Species: D. weintraubi
Binomial name
Duplex weintraubi
Fibiger, 2010

Duplex weintraubi is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from eastern Timor.

The wingspan is about 8 mm. The forewing is grey in the basal, subterminal and terminal areas, including the fringes. The medial area is dark brown. All crosslines are present and beige, jagged or waved. The terminal line is marked by dense black interneural spots. The hindwing is light grey, without a discal spot and the underside of the forewing is dark grey, while the underside of the hindwing is grey, with an indistinct discal spot.

References

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