Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Crambidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Phostria | |
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Phostria obscurata is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in Taiwan, India, Sri Lanka, Singapore and Burma.
Adults are purplish-brown. The forewings have an extremely indistinct blackish transverse outwardly-curved narrow antemedial band, and an irregular postmedial band. There is a spot in the middle of the cell, and a streak at the end. The hindwings have a similar irregular discal band.
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