Taiwani imperator
| Taiwani imperator | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Micronoctuidae |
| Genus: | Taiwani |
| Species: | T. imperator |
| Binomial name | |
| Taiwani imperator Fibiger, 2008 | |
Taiwani imperator is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from Taiwan.
Adults have been found in June, but probably have several generations per year.
The wingspan is 12–15 mm. The forewing is relatively narrow and long and the median and terminal area are dark brown, while the basal and postmedian area is light brown, the latter gradually darker outwards. There is a bright, ovoid, yellow reniform stigma. The crosslines are all present and are well marked and waved. The terminal line is marked by tight black interveinal spots. The hindwing is brown with an indistinct discal spot. The underside of the upper forewing is part brownish, but otherwise gery-brown, without a pattern. The underside of the upper hindwing is part brownish, the lower part is light grey, with a discal spot.
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