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Longiantrum quadra

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Micronoctuidae

Scientific name
  
Longiantrum quadra

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Longiantrum

Rank
  
Species

Longiantrum quadra is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from northern Vietnam.

The wingspan is about 10 mm. The head, patagia, anterior part of the tegulae, prothorax, basal part of the costa, costal part of the medial area and the terminal area, including the fringes are dark brown. The costal medial area is quadrangular. The forewing ground colour is yellow, with brown patches, especially along the subterminal and terminal lines. The crosslines are absent, except for an indistinct beige subterminal line. The terminal line is marked by black interneural dots. The hindwing is light grey and fringes beige. The underside of the forewing is light brown, while the underside of the hindwing is light grey.

References

Longiantrum quadra Wikipedia