Medius nepali
Medius nepali is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Michael Fibiger in 2011. It is found in Nepal (it was described from north-western Pokhara).
| Medius nepali | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Medius |
| Species: | M. nepali |
| Binomial name | |
| Medius nepali Fibiger, 2011 | |
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, 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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