Taiwani yoshimotoi
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Taiwani yoshimotoi is a moth
of the Micronoctuidae
family. It is known from Taiwan
.
Adults have been found in April and August. It probably occurs in several generations.
The wingspan
is 12–15 mm. The forewing is relatively narrow and long. The median and terminal area are dark brown, while the basal and postmedian area is light brown. The latter is gradually darker distally. There is a bright, ovoid, yellow reniform stigma. The crosslines are all present, well marked and waved. The terminal line is marked by tight black interveinal spots. The hindwing is brown, with an indistinct discal spot. The underside of the upper forewing is part brownish, but otherwise gery-brown and without a pattern. The underside of the upper hindwing is part brownish and the lower part is light grey, with a discal spot.
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 Micronoctuidae
Micronoctuidae
The Micronoctuidae are a family of moths that includes about 400 described species. The family was first described in 2005.Micronoctua karsholti is the smallest of all species in the Noctuoidea superfamily.-Taxonomic History:...
family. It is known from Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
.
Adults have been found in April and August. It probably occurs in several generations.
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 12–15 mm. The forewing is relatively narrow and long. The median and terminal area are dark brown, while the basal and postmedian area is light brown. The latter is gradually darker distally. There is a bright, ovoid, yellow reniform stigma. The crosslines are all present, well marked and waved. The terminal line is marked by tight black interveinal spots. The hindwing is brown, with an indistinct discal spot. The underside of the upper forewing is part brownish, but otherwise gery-brown and without a pattern. The underside of the upper hindwing is part brownish and the lower part is light grey, with a discal spot.