Disca
Encyclopedia
Disca is a genus
of moth
s of the Micronoctuidae
family.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
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...
s 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.
Species
- Disca javaiDisca javaiDisca javai is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from Java.The wingspan is 12-13 mm. The forewing is relatively broad and greyish brown.The hindwing is greyish brown and the underside unicolorous greyish brown....
Fibiger, 2007 - Disca arboritaDisca arboritaDisca arborita is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from Sumatra.The wingspan is 11-12 mm. The forewing is relatively broad.The hindwing is light brown and the underside unicolorous light brown....
Fibiger, 2007 - Disca hackeriDisca hackeriDisca hackeri is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from Borneo.The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewing is beige-brown.The hindwing is grey and the underside unicolorous brown....
Fibiger, 2007 - Disca parajavaiDisca parajavaiDisca parajavai is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from northern Sumatra.The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewing is relatively broad. The hindwing is light brown and the underside unicolorous light brown....
Fibiger, 2007 - Disca tegaliDisca tegaliDisca tegali is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from central Java.The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewing is relatively broad with a yellowish brown ground colour. The hindwing is greyish brown and the underside unicolorous greyish brown.- References : 2007: Revision of the...
Fibiger, 2007 - Disca paulumDisca paulumDisca paulum is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from mid-western Thailand.The wingspan is 11-12 mm. The forewing is relatively broad. The hindwing is greyish brown and the underside unicolorous greyish brown....
Fibiger, 2007 - Disca thailandiDisca thailandiDisca thailandi is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from mid-western Thailand.The wingspan is 11-13 mm. The forewing is relatively broad. The hindwing is greyish brown and the underside unicolorous greyish brown....
Fibiger, 2007 - Disca anserDisca anserDisca anser is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from Malaysia.The wingspan is 12-13 mm. The forewing is relatively narrow, light brown and suffused with dark grey-brown scales. The terminal line is brown and marked by black interneural dots...
Fibiger, 2010