Medius kalimantani

Medius kalimantani
Medius kalimantani
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micronoctuidae
Genus: Medius
Species: M. kalimantani
Binomial name
Medius kalimantani
Fibiger, 2011

Medius kalimantani is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is found on Borneo (it was described from Kalimantan).

The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are relatively long and narrow. The ground colour is white beige, suffused with light-brown scales in the medial, subterminal and terminal areas. There are black-brown patches at the base of the costa and at the upper quadrangular medial area. The crossslines are almost untraceable. The terminal line is indicated by black interveinal dots. The hindwing ground colour is grey with an indistinct discal spot.

References

  • Fibiger, M. 2011: Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). Part 4, Taxonomy of the subfamilies Tentaxinae and Micronoctuinae. Preview