Flax lueneborgi
| Flax lueneborgi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Micronoctuidae |
| Subfamily: | Tentaxinae |
| Genus: | Flax |
| Species: | F. lueneborgi |
| Binomial name | |
| Flax lueneborgi Fibiger, 2011 | |
Flax lueneborgi is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is found in Papua New Guinea (it was described from Dyaul Island within the Bismarck Islands).
Description
The wingspan is 7.5-10 mm. The forewings (including fringes) are beige brown, with light-brown subterminal and terminal areas. The base of the costa and the quadrangular patch in the upper medial area are dark brown, with a black dot in the inner lower area. The crosslines are mostly indistinct and brown. The subterminal line is brown and the terminal line is indicated by dark-brown interveinal dots. The hindwings are light grey with an indistinct discal spot. The underside of the forewings is brown and the underside of the hindwings is grey with a discal spot.
All known specimens have been collected in Malaise traps near Sumuna, a small village within a primary forest.
References
- Fibiger, M. 2011: Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). Part 4, Taxonomy of the subfamilies Tentaxinae and Micronoctuinae. Zootaxa, 2842: 1–188. Preview
External links
Data related to Flax lueneborgi at Wikispecies