Medius calceus
| Medius calceus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Medius |
| Species: | M. calceus
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| Binomial name | |
| Medius calceus Fibiger, 2011
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Medius calceus 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 11.5–14 mm. The forewings are broad and long with a brown ground colour, with blackish brown at the basal part of the costa and in all 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.