Rustica pseudouncus

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

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

Adults have been found from February to July, suggesting multiple generations per year.

The wingspan is 12–15 mm. The forewing is long; narrow and the reniform stigma is weakly marked (like in Tortricidae species), the costal patch at the upper medial area is well marked and blackish. The subterminal line is marked, dark brown and waved. The terminal line on 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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