Vas proceus

Vas proceus is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Michael Fibiger in 2010. It is known from northern Vietnam.

Vas proceus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Vas
Species:
V. proceus
Binomial name
Vas proceus
Fibiger, 2010

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The head, patagia, tegulae, thorax, and ground colour of the forewing are brown, while the narrow costal patch of the medial and terminal area are dark brown. The forewing is long and narrow, with a pointed apex. The crosslines are all present, though indistinctly marked. The terminal line is marked by black interneural dots. The hindwing is light grey, with an indistinct discal spot. The underside of the forewing is brown grey and the underside of the hindwing is light grey, with a discal spot.

References

  • Fibiger, Michael (2010). "Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). Part 3, Taxonomy of the Tactusinae" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2583: 1–119.


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