Stenoglene obtusus

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Stenoglene obtusus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eupterotidae
Genus: Stenoglene
Species:
S. obtusus
Binomial name
Stenoglene obtusus
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Poloma obtusaWalker, 1864
  • Poloma obtusus
  • Phasicnecus aequidistansStrand, 1915
  • Phasicnecus evanescensDistant, 1903
  • Chrysopoloma labdaDruce, 1887
  • Phasicnecus subcroceusDistant, 1903
  • Stenoglene tristisFelder, 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

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]

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References

  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 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .


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