Dorsum kwaii

Dorsum kwaii is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Michael Fibiger in 2011. It is found in northern, central western and central Thailand and southern Laos.

Dorsum kwaii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Dorsum
Species:
D. kwaii
Binomial name
Dorsum kwaii
Fibiger, 2011

The wingspan is 10–12 mm. The head, patagia, anterior part of tegulae and the prothorax are black brown. The forewings are short and relatively narrow and the ground colour is beige towards the base and distally brown, with black-brown areas throughout. The basal part of the costa, costal part of the triangular medial area and the terminal area are black brown. The crosslines are indistinct and beige. The terminal line is indicated by black interveinal dots. The hindwing ground colour is grey with a discal spot. The abdomen is brown without dorsal tufts.

References

  • Fibiger, Michael (2011). "Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). Part 4, Taxonomy of the subfamilies Tentaxinae and Micronoctuinae" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2842: 1–188.


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