Rustica dulcis

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Rustica dulcis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Rustica
Species:
R. dulcis
Binomial name
Rustica dulcis
Fibiger, 2008

Rustica dulcis is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Michael Fibiger in 2008. It is known from the mountains of Sikkim in northern India.

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewing is long, narrow, light brownish and the reniform stigma is weakly marked. The costal patch in the upper medial area is well marked and blackish. The subterminal line is marked and blackish. The terminal line on the hindwing is weakly defined.

References[edit]

  • Fibiger, Michael (2008). "Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). Part 2, Taxonomy of the Belluliinae, Magninae and Parachrostiinae" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1867: 1–136.