Fustius malaysiensis

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Fustius malaysiensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Fustius
Species:
F. malaysiensis
Binomial name
Fustius malaysiensis
(Fibiger, 2010)
Synonyms
  • Fustis malaysiensis Fibiger, 2010

Fustius malaysiensis is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Michael Fibiger in 2010. It is known from western Malaysia.

The wingspan is about 8 mm. The forewing ground colour is yellow brown, although the basal, costal quadrangular patch and terminal area, including fringes are black. The crosslines are indistinct, except the terminal line indicated by black interneural dots. The hindwing is grey and the underside of the forewing is brownish grey, while the underside of the hindwing is grey.

References[edit]

  • Fibiger, Michael (2010). "Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). Part 3, Taxonomy of the Tactusinae" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2583: 1–119.