Sternitta magna

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Sternitta magna
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Sternitta
Species:
S. magna
Binomial name
Sternitta magna
Fibiger, 2011

Sternitta magna is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Michael Fibiger in 2011. It is found in India.

The wingspan is about 13.5 mm. The forewing ground colour is unicolorous grey with a slightly brownish tint, but dark grey at the base of the costa and in the upper medial area. The crosslines are brown, including the interveinal dots that indicate the terminal line. The hindwing ground colour is light grey and the abdomen is light grey.

References[edit]

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