Biology:Flax palaui

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Short description: Species of moth

Flax palaui
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Flax
Species:
F. palaui
Binomial name
Flax palaui
Fibiger, 2011

Flax palaui is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Michael Fibiger in 2011. It is found in Micronesia (it was described from Babelthuap Island in Palau).

The wingspan is about 10 mm. The labial palps, head, patagia, tegulae, thorax and the ground colour of the forewings (including fringes) are dark brown. The base of the costa and the quadrangular narrow patch in the upper medial area of the forewing are slightly darker brown. The crosslines are indistinct. The terminal line is only indicated by dark-brown interveinal dots. The hindwings are light grey without a discal spot. The underside of the forewings is unicolorous brown and the underside of the hindwings is grey with a discal spot.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5458271 entry