Medius calceus

Medius calceus 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 calceus
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M. calceus
Binomial name
Medius calceus
Fibiger, 2011

The wingspan is 11.5–14 mm. The forewings are broad and long with a brown ground colour, with blackish brown at the basal part of the costa and in all 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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