Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Micronoctuidae Scientific name Faeculoides leucopis | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Faeculoides Rank Species | |
Faeculoides leucopis is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from the mountains of southern India and Sri Lanka.
Adults have been found from May to June and from October to December.
The wingspan is 10-14 mm. The forewing is very broad and the reniform stigma is prominent, round and yellowish. It is brownish and the costal patch is well marked by antemedial and postmedial lines. The crosslines are well marked and the terminal line is marked by tight black interveinal spots. There is an indistinct discal spot on the hindwing.
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