Editum editoides is a 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 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 Vietnam

Vietnam

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The wingspan

Wingspan

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is about 12 mm. The head, patagia, anterior part of the tegulae, prothorax, basal part of the costa, costal part of the medial area, subterminal and terminal areas, including the fringes are blackish brown. The costal medial area is triangular. The forewing ground colour is light brown. The crosslines are untraceable, except the terminal line, which is well marked by black interneural dots. The hindwing is grey, with a discal spot. The underside of the forewing is brown, while the underside of the hindwing is grey, with a discal spot.