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Obscurior davisi

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Micronoctuidae

Scientific name
  
Obscura davisi

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Obscurior

Rank
  
Species

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

Obscurior davisi Wikipedia