Obscurior davisi is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Michael Fibiger in 2010. It is known from Sri Lanka.

Obscurior davisi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Obscurior
Species:
O. davisi
Binomial name
Obscurior davisi
(Fibiger, 2010)
Synonyms
  • Obscura davisi Fibiger, 2010

The wingspan is 7–9 mm. The head, patagia, anterior part of the tegulae, prothorax, basal part of the costa and costal part of the medial area are black. The costal-medial area is trapezoid. The forewing ground colour is grey, suffused with brown and black scales. The antemedial and subterminal line are present and relatively well marked, brown suffused with brown scales. The subterminal line is outwards beige outlined. The terminal line is marked by black interneural dots.

References edit

  • Fibiger, Michael (2010). "Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). Part 3, Taxonomy of the Tactusinae" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2583: 1–119.