Nilgerides trifasciata

Nilgerides trifasciata
Nilgerides trifasciata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micronoctuidae
Genus: Nilgerides
Species: N. trifasciata
Binomial name
Nilgerides trifasciata
Fibiger, 2010

Nilgerides trifasciata is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from Sumatra.

The wingspan is about 10 mm. The head, patagia, tegulae, thorax, and ground colour of the forewing are blackish brown, while the basal, medial, and terminal areas of the wing are dark blackish brown. The subterminal area and the fringes are slightly lighter brown. The crosslines are generally indistinct. The antemedial and postmedial line are brown, suffused with black scales. The terminal line is marked by black interneural dots. The hindwing is light grey, without a discal spot. The underside of the forewing is grey, suffused with dark scales. The underside of the hindwing is light grey, without a discal spot.

References

  • Fibiger, M. 2010: Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea) Part 3, Taxonomy of the Tactusinae. Zootaxa, 2583: 1–119. Preview
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