(little moon in Latin), is the crescent-shaped whitish area of the bed of a fingernail or toenail.

The remaining area is strongly suffused yellowish brown and strigulated brown also on the whitish areas.

The adult female is mottled brown, and has a whitish area at base of bill.

The belly is lighter, with a small, whitish area in the center.

The underparts are buffy or dull white, with a whitish area at the throat.

The head is a cream buff color, mixed with black, with whitish areas around the sides of the eyes.

Elytra shows dark brown stripes with whitish areas bearing tubercles.

There are two pale whitish areas.

Spilled lemon juice has left a discolored, whitish area 4 by 5 inches.

Between the lake and the coast is a rather large, whitish area of sand interspersed with silt-laden ponds.