Biology:Micronola irani

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Short description: Species of moth

Micronola irani
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Micronola
Species:
M. irani
Binomial name
Micronola irani
Fibiger, 2011

Micronola irani is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Michael Fibiger in 2011. It is found in the mountains of western and southern Iran. The habitat consists of open Artemisia steppe.

The wingspan is 7–9 mm. The head, patagia and thorax are dark grey brown. The forewing ground colour (including fringes) is grey brown. The crosslines are black, outlined in beige. The subterminal and terminal lines are indistinct or absent. The hindwings are grey. The underside is unicolorous grey without a discal spot on the hindwing. The abdomen is grey.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q6839780 entry