Pseudoblabes oophora
| Pseudoblabes oophora | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Pseudoblabes |
| Species: | P. oophora |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudoblabes oophora Zeller, 1853 | |
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Pseudoblabes oophora is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1853. It is found in Assam in India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, on Java and in Singapore.[1]
Description
In the male, the head and thorax are yellowish white. Forewings dark greyish, whereas basal, costal, outer areas yellowish white. The costal band expanding into a patch at the center. Hindwings ochreous. Marginal area slightly suffused with fuscous. In female, hindwings are fuscous with yellow cilia.[2]
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Pseudoblabes oophora Zeller, 1853". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
- ↑ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.