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Obscurior fragilis

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Obscurior fragilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Obscurior
Species:
O. fragilis
Binomial name
Obscurior fragilis
(Fibiger, 2010)
Synonyms
  • Obscura fragilis Fibiger, 2010

Obscurior fragilis is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Michael Fibiger in 2010. It is known from north-western Thailand.

The wingspan is about 10 mm. The head, patagia, anterior part of the tegulae, prothorax, basal part of the costa and costal part of the medial area are black. The costal-medial area is quadrangular. The forewing ground colour is brown, but dark brown in the subterminal and terminal areas. The crosslines are indistinct. The terminal line is marked by black interneural dots. The hindwing is grey, with a discal spot. The underside of the forewing is brown, while the underside of the hindwing is grey, with a discal spot.

References

  • Fibiger, Michael (2010). "Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). Part 3, Taxonomy of the Tactusinae" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2583: 1–119.