Medius brassi

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

Medius brassi is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Michael Fibiger in 2011. It is found in Nepal (it was described from the Kathmandu Valley).

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are broad and long, with a pointed apex. The ground colour is brown, with dark-brown patches at the base of the costa, in the upper quadrangular medial and terminal areas. The hindwing ground colour is grey brown, with a discal spot.

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.