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Schistophleps obducta

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Schistophleps obducta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Schistophleps
Species:
S. obducta
Binomial name
Schistophleps obducta
(T. P. Lucas, 1894)
Synonyms
  • Nudaria obducta T. P. Lucas, 1894
  • Philenora thelxinoa Turner, 1940
  • Philnora thelxinoa

Schistophleps obducta is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Thomas Pennington Lucas in 1894. It is found in the Australian states of Queensland and New South Wales.[1]

Adults are blotchy pale brown with several dark spots along the costa of the forewings.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Schistophleps obducta (Lucas, 1894)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  2. ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (20 July 2019). "Schistophleps obducta (T.P. Lucas, 1894)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 15 October 2019.