Medius khasisiodes
Medius khasisiodes is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Michael Fibiger in 2011. It is found in Nepal (it was described from the Kathmandu Valley).
| Medius khasisiodes | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Medius |
| Species: | M. khasisiodes |
| Binomial name | |
| Medius khasisiodes Fibiger, 2011 | |
The wingspan is about 13.5 mm. The forewings are broad and long, with a pointed apex. The ground colour is brown, with long, dark-brown patches at the base of the costa, the upper quadrangular medial and terminal areas. The hindwing ground colour is grey brown 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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