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).
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| 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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