Dianeura jacksoni is a species of moth

Moth

A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...

 of the Anomoeotidae

Anomoeotidae

Anomoeotidae is a family of moths in the Lepidoptera order. There are about 40 species with an Afrotropical and Oriental distribution.-Genera:* Akesina* Anomoeotes* Dianeura* Staphylinochrous* Thermochrous...

 family. It was described from Manda Island

Manda Island

Manda is an island of the Lamu Archipelago of Kenya, known for the prosperous 9th century ports of Takwa and Manda town. The island is now linked by ferry to Lamu and is home to Manda Airport, while Manda Toto island lies to its west...

 in Kenya

Kenya

Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...

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The wingspan

Wingspan

The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...

is 22-31 mm. It is hyaline white, the base of the primaries and basal half of the secondaries suffused with pale yellow. The veins and antennae are blackish and the body is pale brown above and brownish testaceous below. The legs are almost bare.