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Asylemissa comma

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Micronoctuidae

Scientific name
  
Asylemissa comma

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Asylemissa

Rank
  
Species

Asylemissa comma is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from north-eastern Thailand.

The wingspan is about 8 mm. The head, patagia, anterior part of the tegulae, prothorax, basal part of the costa, costal part of the medial area and fringes are blackish brown. The costal medial area is quadrangular. The forewing is short, narrow and pointed at the apex. The ground colour is yellow suffused with brown scales and with a black tornal patch. The crosslines are partly indistinct and light brown. The terminal line is also indistinct and indicated by a few black, interneural dots. The hindwing is grey, without a discal spot. The underside of the forewing is light brown, while the underside of the hindwing is light grey.

References

Asylemissa comma Wikipedia