Rustica nigrops

Rustica nigrops is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Michael Fibiger in 2008. It is known from the mountains of central Sri Lanka.

Rustica nigrops
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R. nigrops
Binomial name
Rustica nigrops
Fibiger, 2008

The wingspan is 12–14 mm. The forewing is long, narrow and the reniform stigma is weakly marked. The costal patch in the upper medial area is well marked and blackish. The antemedial line is marked and blackish. The terminal line of the hindwing is weakly defined.

References

  • Fibiger, Michael (2008). "Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). Part 2, Taxonomy of the Belluliinae, Magninae and Parachrostiinae" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1867: 1–136.


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