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Orpecovalva obliterata

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Orpecovalva obliterata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Orpecovalva
Species:
O. obliterata
Binomial name
Orpecovalva obliterata
(Walsingham, 1905)
Synonyms
  • Symmoca obliterata Walsingham, 1905

Orpecovalva obliterata is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Walsingham[who?] in 1905. It is found in Algeria and Libya.[1]

The wingspan is 11–13 mm. The forewings are hoary greyish white, profusely speckled with greyish fuscous throughout, this is for the most part evenly distributed, but a line along the centre of the wing appears to be somewhat less obscured by the dark speckling, while a reduplicated transverse spot at the end of the cell is slightly indicated, a plical and another discal spot scarcely to be detected, their possible position being shown only by a slight increase of the dark dusting in each place. The hindwings are bronzy grey.[2]

References

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  2. ^ Ent. mon. Mag. 41 : 38 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.