Flax_lueneborgi

<i>Flax lueneborgi</i>

Flax lueneborgi

Species of moth

Flax lueneborgi is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Michael Fibiger in 2011. It is found in Papua New Guinea (it was described from Dyaul Island within the Bismarck Islands).

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Description

The wingspan is 7.5–10 mm (0.30–0.39 in). The forewings (including fringes) are beige brown, with light-brown subterminal and terminal areas. The costa base and a quadrangular patch in the upper medial area are both dark brown, with a black dot in the inner lower section. The crosslines are largely hazy and brown. The subterminal line is brown and the terminal line is indicated by dark-brown interveinal dots. The hindwings are light grey with an indistinct discal spot. The underside of the forewings is brown and the underside of the hindwings is grey with a discal spot.

All known specimens have been collected in malaise traps near Sumuna, a small village within a primary forest.

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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