Pseudojana obscura

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Pseudojana obscura
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eupterotidae
Genus: Pseudojana
Species:
P. obscura
Binomial name
Pseudojana obscura
Holloway, 1987

Pseudojana obscura is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Jeremy Daniel Holloway in 1987. [1] It is found on Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia. The habitat consists of lowland dipterocarp forests.

The wingspan is about 32 mm. Adults are similar to Pseudojana perspicuifascia , but are smaller and redder, with the fasciation being less pronounced. [2]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pseudojana obscura". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  2. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Pseudojana obscura sp. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved January 16, 2019.