Schistophleps obducta

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]

Schistophleps obducta
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S. obducta
Binomial name
Schistophleps obducta
(T. P. Lucas, 1894)
Synonyms
  • Nudaria obducta T. P. Lucas, 1894
  • Philenora thelxinoa Turner, 1940
  • Philnora thelxinoa

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

References

  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.


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