Obana Explained

Obana is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1862.^[1]

Taxonomy

The Global Lepidoptera Names Index and Butterflies and Moths of the World put this genus in the family Noctuidae.^[2]

Species

• Obana berioi (Hacker, Fiebig & Stadie, 2019) Ethiopia
• Obana biformis (Hacker, Fiebig & Stadie, 2019) Madagascar
• Obana cerynoides (Hacker, 2019) Gabon
• Obana dinawa (Bethune-Baker, 1906) New Guinea
• Obana fascicola (Hacker, 2019) Tanzania, Zimbabwe
• Obana fatua (Viette, 1962) Madagascar
• Obana festiva (Viette, 1962) Madagascar
• Obana gloriosa (Viette, 1956) Madagascar
• Obana plagiostola (Hampson, 1896) Bhutan
• Obana pusillana (Hacker, Fiebig & Stadie, 2019) Madagascar
• Obana rufiplaga (Bethune-Baker, 1906) New Guinea
• Obana solomonensis Warren, 1913 Solomons
• Obana vagipennata Walker, 1862 Borneo, New Guinea, Queensland
• Obana viettei (Berio, 1954) Madagascar, Cameroon, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, South Africa
• Obana viridicincta (Viette, 1956) Madagascar

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . June 15, 2020 . Obana Walker, 1862 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . October 5, 2020.
2. Web site: Pitkin . Brian . Jenkins . Paul . amp . November 5, 2004 . Obana Walker, 1862 . Butterflies and Moths of the World . . October 5, 2020.