Flax kalliesi

Flax kalliesi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micronoctuidae
Subfamily: Tentaxinae
Genus: Flax
Species: F. kalliesi
Binomial name
Flax kalliesi
Fibiger, 2011

Flax kalliesi is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is found in the south-east of East Timor and in Australia (the Northern Territory).

Its wingspan is 9-10 mm. The ground colour of the forewings (including fringes) is dark brown, although the base of the costa is black brown. There is a black brown quadrangular patch in the upper medial area, with a black dot in the inner lower area. The crosslines are indistinct and brown, outlined in beige. The terminal line is only indicated by black interveinal dots. The hindwings are grey. The underside of the forewings is unicolourous brown and the underside of the hindwings is grey with a discal spot.

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