Anellus edai
| Anellus edai | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Micronoctuidae |
| Genus: | Anellus |
| Species: | A. edai |
| Binomial name | |
| Anellus edai Fibiger, 2008 | |
Anellus edai is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from Ishigaki.
Adults have been found in March and August. There are probably several generations per year.
The wingspan is 7–9 mm. The forewing is short and broad, with a bright, ovoid, yellow reniform stigma. The crosslines are all present. The antemedial, postmedial and terminal lines are prominent, black and slightly waved. The terminal line is marked by tight black interveinal spots. The hindwing is blackish brown, without a discal spot. The underside of the upper forewing is part brownish and otherwise light brown, without a pattern. The underside of the hindwing is greyish brown, with a discal spot and a postmedian line.
References
- Fibiger, M. 2008: Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). Part 2, Taxonomy of the Belluliinae, Magninae and Parachrostiinae. Zootaxa, 1867: 1-136. Abstract & excerpt
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