Rustica septemmeri

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

Rustica septemmeri is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Michael Fibiger in 2008. It is known from Assam in north-eastern India.

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewing is long, narrow, pointed at apex and yellowish brown suffused with dark brown scales. The reniform stigma is yellow and weakly marked. The costal patch at the upper medial area is well marked and dark brown. The antemedial line is marked and dark brown but otherwise indistinct. The terminal line of the hindwing is weakly defined. There is a discal spot.

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.