Sternitta gregerseni
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Sternitta gregerseni is a moth
of the Micronoctuidae
family. It is found in central Nepal
.
The wingspan
is 10-11 mm. The forewings are unicolourous grey. The crosslines are all present and brownish black. The hindwing ground colour is light grey with an indistinct discal spot. The abdomen is light grey.
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 central Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
.
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 10-11 mm. The forewings are unicolourous grey. The crosslines are all present and brownish black. The hindwing ground colour is light grey with an indistinct discal spot. The abdomen is light grey.