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Sinochrostia sichuanensis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Micronoctuidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Sinochrostia

Sinochrostia sichuanensis is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from south-eastern China.

The wingspan is 13-14 mm. The forewing is long and narrow and dark brown costally in the basal, medial, and subterminal areas. Crosslines are absent, except the terminal line, which is marked by dense black interneural spots. Other lines are only indicated by costal spots. The hindwing is light grey and the discal spot is indistinct or absent. The underside of the forewing is dark grey and the underside of the hindwing is grey, with an indistinct discal spot.

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Sinochrostia sichuanensis Wikipedia