Dextella alleni
Dextella alleni is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Michael Fibiger in 2011. It is found in central Thailand.
| Dextella alleni | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Dextella |
| Species: | D. alleni |
| Binomial name | |
| Dextella alleni Fibiger, 2011 | |
The wingspan is 10.5–11 mm. The forewings are short and relatively narrow and the ground colour is beige. There are blackish-brown patches basally at the costa and also in the upper medial area and the terminal area. The crosslines are weakly marked and light brown. The terminal line is indicated by blackish-brown interveinal dots. The hindwing ground colour is grey with a well-marked discal spot.
References
- Fibiger, Michael (2011). "Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). Part 4, Taxonomy of the subfamilies Tentaxinae and Micronoctuinae" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2842: 1–188.
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