Fustius s-forma

Fustius s-forma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micronoctuidae
Genus: Fustius
Species: F. s-forma
Binomial name
Fustius s-forma
(Fibiger, 2010)
Synonyms
  • Fustis s-forma Fibiger, 2010

Fustius s-forma is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from Thailand.

The wingspan is about 13.5 mm. The head, patagia, anterior part of the tegulae, prothorax, basal part of the costa, triangular patch of the medial area and terminal area, including the fringes are black. The forewing is long and narrow, with a pointed apex. It has a brown ground colour. The crosslines are untraceable, except for the subterminal line which is weakly marked and beige. The terminal line is marked by black interneural dots. The hindwing is grey, with a narrow brown terminal line and an indistinct discal spot. The fringes are basally beige and distally grey. The underside of the forewing is grey-brown, while the underside of the hindwing is light grey, with a discal spot.

References

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


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