Sternitta magna

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

Sternitta magna is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is found in India.

The wingspan is about 13.5 mm. The forewing ground colour is unicolourous grey with a slightly brownish tint, 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 light grey and the abdomen is light 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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