''Mediala spectaculoides'' is a

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of the family

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first described by Michael Fibiger in 2008. It is known from

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

. The

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is about 14 mm. The hindwing is greyish brown, darker towards termen. The terminal line is brown and the fringes are basally beige. There is an indistinct discal spot. The underside of the forewing and upper part of hindwing are brown, other parts of the hindwing are grey. There is a discal spot and a postmedial line on the hindwing.

References

* Micronoctuini Moths described in 2008 {{Micronoctuini-stub