Micardia pulchra

Micardia pulchra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Subfamily:	Eustrotiinae
Genus:	Micardia
Species:	M. pulchra
Binomial name
	Micardia pulchra; Butler, 1878
Synonyms
	Eustrotia pulchra; Micardia pulchrargenta Bryk, 1942[1];

Micardia pulchra is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878. It is found in Korea and Japan.

The length of the forewings is 13–15 mm. The forewings are rufous brown mixed with ochreous. The hindwings are ochreous white, sprinkled with brown.[2]

References

Chen & Xue (2012). "A review of Micardia Butler, 1878 from China". Zootaxa. 3417 :45-52.
Ueda, Kyoichiro (March 20, 1987). "A revision of the genus Deltote R. L. and its allied genera from Japan and Taiwan (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae; Acontiinae): Part 2. Systematics of the genus Deltote R. L. and its allied genera" (PDF). Bulletin of the Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History. 6: 1–117.

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[1] Chen & Xue (2012). "A review of Micardia Butler, 1878 from China". Zootaxa. 3417 :45-52.

[2] Ueda, Kyoichiro (March 20, 1987). "A revision of the genus Deltote R. L. and its allied genera from Japan and Taiwan (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae; Acontiinae): Part 2. Systematics of the genus Deltote R. L. and its allied genera" (PDF). Bulletin of the Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History. 6: 1–117.