Mormoscopa sordescens

Mormoscopa sordescens is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Rudolph Rosenstock in 1885.[1] It is known from Australia, including Queensland and New South Wales.

Mormoscopa sordescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Mormoscopa
Species:
M. sordescens
Binomial name
Mormoscopa sordescens
(Rosenstock, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Bleptina sordescens Rosenstock, 1885
  • Bleptina crossodora Lower, 1895
  • Mormoscopa crossodora Meyrick, 1897

The wingspan is about 40 millimetres (1.6 in). Adults are brown with a pale scalloped margin to each wing.[2]

References
  1. "Species Mormoscopa sordescens (Rosenstock, 1885)". Australian Faunal Directory. Archived 3 August 2012.
  2. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (9 April 2013). "Mormoscopa sordescens (Rosenstock, 1885)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
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