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Editum editoides

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Micronoctuidae

Scientific name
  
Editum editoides

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Editum

Rank
  
Species

Editum editoides is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from Vietnam.

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The head, patagia, anterior part of the tegulae, prothorax, basal part of the costa, costal part of the medial area, subterminal and terminal areas, including the fringes are blackish brown. The costal medial area is triangular. The forewing ground colour is light brown. The crosslines are untraceable, except the terminal line, which is well marked by black interneural dots. The hindwing is grey, with a discal spot. The underside of the forewing is brown, while the underside of the hindwing is grey, with a discal spot.

References

Editum editoides Wikipedia