Meteugoa obliquiata

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Meteugoa obliquiata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Meteugoa
Species:
M. obliquiata
Binomial name
Meteugoa obliquiata
Hampson, 1900

Meteugoa obliquiata is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1900. It is found in Singapore and on Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo and Java. [1] The habitat consists of dipterocarp forests, lowland forests and coastal mangroves.

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Hevea , but were possibly browsing on lower plants or lichens on the trunk of this tree. [2]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Meteugoa obliquiata Hampson, 1900". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  2. The Moths of Borneo