Pseudojana obscura

Pseudojana obscura is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Jeremy Daniel Holloway in 1987.[1] It is found on Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia. The habitat consists of lowland dipterocarp forests.

Pseudojana obscura
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P. obscura
Binomial name
Pseudojana obscura
Holloway, 1987

The wingspan is about 32 mm. Adults are similar to Pseudojana perspicuifascia, but are smaller and redder, with the fasciation much less pronounced.[2]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pseudojana obscura". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  2. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Pseudojana obscura sp. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved January 16, 2019.


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