Medius nepali

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

Medius nepali is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is found in Nepal (it was described from north-western Pokhara).

The wingspan is 13-14 mm. The forewings are long and narrow, with a rounded apex. The ground colour is beige, suffused with brown scales in the subterminal and terminal areas. There are dark-brown patches at the base of the costa and at the upper quadrangular medial area. The hindwing ground colour is grey with a discal spot.

References

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