Dolgoma oblitterans
| Dolgoma oblitterans | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Arctiidae |
| Genus: | Dolgoma |
| Species: | D. oblitterans |
| Binomial name | |
| Dolgoma oblitterans (Felder, 1868) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Dolgoma oblitterans is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found from the Himalayas, Sri Lanka to Yunnan.[1] There is also a record from Tanzania.[2]
Description
Fore wing with vein 9 stalked with veins 7 and 8. Fore wing with the outer margin of moderate length. Male lack secondary sexual characters on the fore wing. Head, thorax and fore wing being purplish grey without fuscous suffusion. Fore wing with the angulate band more prominent and less diffused. Hind wings are pale ochreous with a fuscous change.[3]
References
- ↑ Does Eilema Hübner, 1819 (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae, Lithosiinae) present one or several genera?
- ↑ Afro Moths - Eilema oblitterans (Felder, 1868)
- ↑ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-ii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
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