Micronola zahirii 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 found in western Iran

Iran

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 and western Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

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The wingspan

Wingspan

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is about 10.5 mm. The head, patagia and anterior part of the thorax are grey brown. The posterior part of the thorax is light brown. The forewing ground colour (including fringes) is light brown and the crosslines are black brown. The hindwings are light brown. The underside of the forewings is unicolourous brown and the underside of the hindwings is beige without a discal spot. The abdomen is brown.