Sternitta goateri

Sternitta goateri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micronoctuidae
Genus: Sternitta
Species: S. goateri
Binomial name
Sternitta goateri
Fibiger, 2011

Sternitta goateri is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is found in Afghanistan (the province of Nuristan).

The wingspan is 10.5–12 mm. The forewings are unicolourous light grey, but dark grey at the base of the costa and in the upper medial area. The crosslines are brown, including the interveinal dots that indicate the terminal line. The hindwing ground colour is whitish and the abdomen is whitish grey.

References

  • Fibiger, M. 2011: Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). Part 4, Taxonomy of the subfamilies Tentaxinae and Micronoctuinae. ISSN 1175-5326 Zootaxa, 2842: 1–188. Preview


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