Duplex Weintraubi
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''Duplex weintraubi'' is a
moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
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 2010. It is known from eastern
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. The
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is about 8 mm. The forewing is grey in the basal, subterminal and terminal areas, including the fringes. The medial area is dark brown. All crosslines are present and beige, jagged or waved. The terminal line is marked by dense black interneural spots. The hindwing is light grey, without a discal spot and the underside of the forewing is dark grey, while the underside of the hindwing is grey, with an indistinct discal spot.


References

* Micronoctuini Taxa named by Michael Fibiger Moths described in 2010 {{Micronoctuini-stub