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Obscurior niasiensis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Micronoctuidae

Scientific name
  
Obscura niasiensis

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Obscurior

Rank
  
Species

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

The wingspan is about 9 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. The medial and subterminal area are dark brown and the fringes are basally beige, but outwards dark brown. All crosslines are indistinct and brown. The terminal line is marked by brown interneural dots. The hindwing is grey. The underside of the forewing and costal part of the hindwing are brown, while the hindwing is otherwise grey, with an indistinct discal spot.

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Obscurior niasiensis Wikipedia