Dolgoma oblitterans

Dolgoma oblitterans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Clade:	Euarthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Dolgoma
Species:	D. oblitterans
Binomial name
	Dolgoma oblitterans; (Felder, 1868)
Synonyms
	Lithosia oblitterans Felder, 1868; Eilema oblitterans; Eilema oblitterans ab. kilimanjaronis Strand, 1922; Lithosia undulata Heylaerts, 1891;

Dolgoma oblitterans is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from the Himalayas, Sri Lanka to Yunnan.^[1] There is also a record from Tanzania.^[2]

Description

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

References

↑ Does Eilema Hübner, 1819 (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae, Lithosiinae) present one or several genera?
↑ Afro Moths - Eilema oblitterans (Felder, 1868)
↑ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-ii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.

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[1] Does Eilema Hübner, 1819 (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae, Lithosiinae) present one or several genera?

[2] Afro Moths - Eilema oblitterans (Felder, 1868)

[3] Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-ii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.