Mediala spectaculoides

Mediala spectaculoides
Mediala spectaculoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micronoctuidae
Genus: Mediala
Species: M. spectaculoides
Binomial name
Mediala spectaculoides
Fibiger, 2008

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

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The hindwing is 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 hindwing are brown, other parts of the hindwing are grey. There is a discal spot and a postmedial line 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
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