Dolgoma oblitterans explained

Dolgoma oblitterans is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Rudolf Felder in 1868. It is found from the Himalayas, Sri Lanka to Yunnan.[1] There is also a record from Tanzania.[2]

Description

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

Notes and References

  1. Dubatolov . V. V. . Zolotuhin . V. V. . amp . 2011 . Does Eilema Hübner, [1819] (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae, Lithosiinae) present one or several genera? ]. . 10 . 3 . 367–379, 380, VII.
  2. Web site: De Prins . J. . De Prins . W. . amp . 2018 . Eilema oblitterans (Felder, 1868) . Afromoths . January 14, 2019.
  3. Book: Hampson, G. F. . George Hampson

    . George Hampson . 1894 . The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II . Taylor and Francis . Biodiversity Heritage Library.