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Fustius papei

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Micronoctuidae

Scientific name
  
Fustis papei

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Fustius

Rank
  
Species

Fustius papei is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from Thailand.

The wingspan is about 10 mm. The head, patagia, anterior part of the tegulae, prothorax, basal part of the costa, triangular patch of the medial area, outer part of the subterminal area and the terminal area, including the outer half of the fringes are black. The forewing is long and narrow, with a pointed apex. It has a white ground colour. The crosslines are untraceable, except the terminal line which is marked by black interneural dots. The hindwing is grey, with a narrow brown terminal line and an indistinct discal spot. The fringes are basally beige and outwards grey. The underside of the forewing is brown, while the underside of the hindwing is light grey, with a discal spot.

References

Fustius papei Wikipedia