Mediala bipars

Mediala bipars
Mediala bipars
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micronoctuidae
Genus: Mediala
Species: M. bipars
Binomial name
Mediala bipars
(Hampson, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Tolpia bipars Hampson, 1907

Mediala bipars is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from Sri Lanka.

The wingspan is 12-13 mm. The hindwing is light greyish brown, darker towards termen. The terminal line is brown and the fringes are basally beige. There is an indistinct discal spot. The underside of the forewing and upper part of the hindwing are brown. Other parts of the hindwing are grey. There is a discal spot on the hindwing.

References

  • Fibiger, M. 2008: Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). Part 2, Taxonomy of the Belluliinae, Magninae and Parachrostiinae. Zootaxa, 1867: 1-136. Abstract & excerpt