''Indieditum'' is a

monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...

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genus 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'') ...

. Its only species, ''Indieditum subnilgiri'', is known from the Nilgiri Mountains of southern India. Both the genus and the species were first described by Michael Fibiger in 2008. The

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is about 10 mm. The forewing ground colour is brown, suffused with light brown and black scales. It is short, broad, with a well marked yellowish reniform stigma. The hindwing is without a discal spot, but the underside of the hindwing has an indistinct discal spot.

References

* Micronoctuini Noctuoidea genera Monotypic moth genera {{Micronoctuini-stub