Micronola zahirii

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

Micronola zahirii is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is found in western Iran and western Azerbaijan.

The wingspan is about 10.5 mm. The head, patagia and anterior part of the thorax are grey brown. The posterior part of the thorax is light brown. The forewing ground colour (including fringes) is light brown and the crosslines are black brown. The hindwings are light brown. The underside of the forewings is unicolourous brown and the underside of the hindwings is beige without a discal spot. The abdomen is brown.

References

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