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Clarior kitchingi

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Micronoctuidae

Scientific name
  
Clarior kitchingi

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Clarior

Rank
  
Species

Clarior kitchingi is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from northern Thailand.

The wingspan is about 10.5 mm. The head, patagia, anterior part of the tegulae, prothorax, basal part of the costa, costal part of the medial area and outer half of the fringes are black. The costal medial area is quadrangular. The forewing is long, narrow and pointed at the apex. The ground colour is white yellow, suffused with light brown scales and with a black tornal patch. The crosslines are indistinct and light brown. The terminal line is indistinct and indicated by 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

Clarior kitchingi Wikipedia