Biology:Medius khasisiodes
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Short description: Species of moth
| Medius khasisiodes | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Medius |
| Species: | M. khasisiodes
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| Binomial name | |
| Medius khasisiodes Fibiger, 2011
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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).
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". Zootaxa 2842: 1–188. https://mapress.com/zootaxa/2011/f/z02842p188f.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q6807185 entry
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