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Taiwani bialbipuncta

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Micronoctuidae

Scientific name
  
Taiwani bialbipuncta

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Taiwani

Rank
  
Species

Taiwani bialbipuncta is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from Taiwan and eastern China.

Adults have been found in April, June and September. There are probably several generations per year.

The wingspan is 12-16 mm. The forewing is relatively narrow and yellowish and the reniform stigma is hardly traceable. The crosslines are mostly absent, except for the terminal line, which is marked by small black interveinal spots. The antemedian and postmedian lines are marked only at the costa. The hindwing is light greyish brown with an indistinct discal spot. The underside of the upper forewing is part brownish, but otherwise grey-brown and without a pattern. The underside of the upper hindwing is part brownish, but the lower part is light grey, with a discal spot

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Taiwani bialbipuncta Wikipedia