Zythos obliterata
Appearance
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Zythos |
Species: | Z. obliterata
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Zythos obliterata is a moth of the family Geometridae described by William Warren in 1897. It is found on Borneo,[2] Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra.[3] The habitat consists of lowland alluvial forests, secondary forests and dry heath forests.
Adults have uniform dull brownish-pink wings with pale striae.
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- ^ Sihvonen, Pasi (April 1, 2005). "Phylogeny and classification of the Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 143 (4): 473–530. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00153.x.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Zythos obliterata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ^ The Moths of Borneo