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Fustius sensora

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Micronoctuidae

Scientific name
  
Fustis sensora

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Fustius

Rank
  
Species

Fustius sensora is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family endemic to northern Thailand.

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The head, patagia, anterior part of tegulae, prothorax, basal part of the costa, triangular patch of the medial area and the terminal area, including the fringes are black. The forewing ground colour is beige suffused with light brown scales. The crosslines are untraceable, except for the weak antemedial line and terminal line marked by black interneural dots. The hindwing is beige, with a narrow brown terminal line. The fringes are white basally, otherwise beige. The underside of the forewing is grey brown, while the underside of the hindwing is grey.

References

Fustius sensora Wikipedia