Obscurior clarus

Obscurior clarus
Obscurior clarus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micronoctuidae
Genus: Obscurior
Species: O. clarus
Binomial name
Obscurior clarus
(Fibiger, 2010)
Synonyms
  • Obscura clarus Fibiger, 2010

Obscurior clarus is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from West Sumatra.

The wingspan is about 9.5 mm. The head, patagia, anterior part of the tegulae, prothorax, basal part of the costa and costal part of the medial area are blackish brown. The costal medial-area is quadrangular. The forewing ground colour is light brown and the fringes grey. The crosslines are all indistinct. The terminal line is well marked by black interneural dots. The hindwing is grey, without a discal spot. The underside of the forewing is brown, while the underside of the hindwing is grey, with a discal spot.

References

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