Parens melli

Parens melli is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Michael Fibiger in 2011. It is found in China (it was described from Fusan).

Parens melli
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Parens
Species:
P. melli
Binomial name
Parens melli
Fibiger, 2011

The wingspan is about 10 mm. The forewings are beige with a dark terminal area and fringes. There are six black costal dots. The crosslines are light brown and indistinct, except the terminal line, which is marked with black interveinal dots. The fringes are black. The hindwings are grey throughout with an indistinct discal spot. The underside of the forewing is unicolorous brown with three light yellow subapical spots on the costa. The underside of the hindwings is light grey with and indistinct discal spot.

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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