- Obscurior davisi
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Obscurior davisi Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Micronoctuidae Genus: Obscurior Species: O. davisi Binomial name Obscurior davisi
(Fibiger, 2010)Synonyms - Obscura davisi Fibiger, 2010
Obscurior davisi is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from Sri Lanka.
The wingspan is 7-9 mm. The head, patagia, anterior part of the tegulae, prothorax, basal part of the costa and costal part of the medial area are black. The costal-medial area is trapezoid. The forewing ground colour is grey, suffused with brown and black scales. The antemedial and subterminal line are present and relatively well marked, brown suffused with brown scales. The subterminal line is outwards beige outlined. The terminal line is marked by black interneural dots.
References
- Fibiger, M. 2010: Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea) Part 3, Taxonomy of the Tactusinae. Zootaxa, 2583: 1–119. Preview
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