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Mediala spectaculoides

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Micronoctuidae

Scientific name
  
Mediala spectaculoides

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Mediala

Rank
  
Species

Mediala spectaculoides is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from Sri Lanka.

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The hindwing is greyish brown, darker towards termen. The terminal line is brown and the fringes are basally beige. There is an indistinct discal spot. The underside of the forewing and upper part of hindwing are brown, other parts of the hindwing are grey. There is a discal spot and a postmedial line on the hindwing.

References

Mediala spectaculoides Wikipedia