Medius khasisiodes

Medius khasisiodes is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Michael Fibiger in 2011. It is found in Nepal (it was described from the Kathmandu Valley).

Medius khasisiodes
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M. khasisiodes
Binomial name
Medius khasisiodes
Fibiger, 2011

The wingspan is about 13.5 mm. The forewings are broad and long, with a pointed apex. The ground colour is brown, with long, dark-brown patches at the base of the costa, the upper quadrangular medial and terminal areas. The hindwing ground colour is grey brown with a discal spot.

References

  • Fibiger, Michael (2011). "Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). Part 4, Taxonomy of the subfamilies Tentaxinae and Micronoctuinae" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2842: 1–188.


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