Dolgoma oblitterans

Dolgoma oblitterans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Dolgoma
Species: D. oblitterans
Binomial name
Dolgoma oblitterans
(Felder, 1868)
Synonyms
  • Lithosia oblitterans Felder, 1868
  • Eilema oblitterans
  • Eilema oblitterans ab. kilimanjaronis Strand, 1922
  • Lithosia undulata Heylaerts, 1891

Dolgoma oblitterans is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found from the Himalayas, Sri Lanka to Yunnan.[1] There is also a record from Tanzania.[2]

Description

Fore wing with vein 9 stalked with veins 7 and 8. Fore wing with the outer margin of moderate length. Male lack secondary sexual characters on the fore wing. Head, thorax and fore wing being purplish grey without fuscous suffusion. Fore wing with the angulate band more prominent and less diffused. Hind wings are pale ochreous with a fuscous change.[3]

References

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