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Obscurior clarus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Micronoctuidae

Scientific name
  
Obscura clarus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Obscurior

Rank
  
Species

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

Obscurior clarus Wikipedia