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Pseudobscura

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Pseudobscura is a genus of moths of the Erebidae family. The genus contains only one species, Pseudobscura karwaria, which is known only from southwestern India and was described from Kawar.

The wingspan is about 7.5 mm. The forewings are beige with a few brown areas near the termen and five black dots on the costa. The crosslines are invisible, except the terminal line, which is indicated by black intervenal dots. The fringes are grey. The hindwings are beige with a light brown terminal line. The fringes are grey. The underside is unicolourous brown and the hindwings are whitish beige without a discal spot.

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Pseudobscura Wikipedia


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