Rustica nigrops

Rustica nigrops
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micronoctuidae
Genus: Rustica
Species: R. nigrops
Binomial name
Rustica nigrops
Fibiger, 2008

Rustica nigrops is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from the mountains of central Sri Lanka.

The wingspan is 12-14 mm. The forewing is long, narrow and the reniform stigma is weakly marked. The costal patch in the upper medial area is well marked and blackish. The antemedial line is marked and blackish. The terminal line of the hindwing is weakly defined.

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