Dextella Flavus
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''Dextella flavus'' is a moth of the family
Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...
first described by Michael Fibiger in 2011. It is found in western Malaysia (it was described from western Pahang). The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are short and relatively narrow and the ground colour is beige. There are blackish-brown patches basally on the costa and also in the upper medial and terminal areas. The crosslines are weakly marked and light brown. The terminal line is indicated by black-brown interveinal dots. The hindwing ground colour is grey with a well-marked discal spot.


References

* Micronoctuini Moths described in 2011 Taxa named by Michael Fibiger {{Micronoctuini-stub