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Stenoglene obtusus

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Stenoglene obtusus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eupterotidae
Genus: Stenoglene
Species:
S. obtusus
Binomial name
Stenoglene obtusus
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Poloma obtusa Walker, 1864
  • Poloma obtusus
  • Phasicnecus aequidistans Strand, 1915
  • Phasicnecus evanescens Distant, 1903
  • Chrysopoloma labda Druce, 1887
  • Phasicnecus subcroceus Distant, 1903
  • Stenoglene tristis Felder, 1874

Stenoglene obtusus is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864.[1] It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (East Kasai, Katanga), Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa (Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal), Tanzania and Zimbabwe.[2]

Description

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The wingspan is about 45 mm. The forewings are fulvous with almost obliterated transverse linear fasciae, the first practically obsolete and not anteriorly recurved, the second a little more distinct. The hindwings are croceous (deep reddish yellow) without black spots on the abdominal area.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, George; et al. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Stenoglene obtusa (Walker, 1865)". Afromoths. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  3. ^ Distant, W. L. 1903. Insecta Transvaaliensia: a contribution to a knowledge of the Entomology of South Africa. Order Lepidoptera. Suborder Heterocera: p. 84 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.