Flax poseidon

Flax poseidon is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Michael Fibiger in 2011. It is found in Indonesia (Sumatra).

Flax poseidon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Flax
Species:
F. poseidon
Binomial name
Flax poseidon
Fibiger, 2011

The wingspan is 12-14.5 mm. The forewings are light brown, although the subterminal, terminal area and fringes are brown. There is a black-brown quadrangular patch in the upper medial area, with a small black dot in the outer-lower area. The base of the costa is black brown, subapically with small black dots. The crosslines are indistinct brown, except for the well-marked subterminal line and terminal line indicated by black-brown interveinal dots. The hindwings are grey with a discal spot. The underside of the forewings is unicolorous brown and the underside of the hindwings is grey with a discal spot.

References

  • Fibiger, Michael (2011). "Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). Part 4, Taxonomy of the subfamilies Tentaxinae and Micronoctuinae" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2842: 1–188.
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