Probithia obstataria

Probithia obstataria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1861.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka[2] and Australia.[3]

Probithia obstataria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Probithia
Species:
P. obstataria
Binomial name
Probithia obstataria
(Walker, 1861)
Synonyms
  • Anisodes obstataria Walker, 1861
  • Macaria obstataria Walker, 1861
  • Nadagarodes turpis Warren, 1897

Antennae of male weakly bipectinate (comb like on both sides). Irregular and oblique postmedial of the forewing diffuse grey. Discal spots found in medial fasciae of both wings.[4]

References
  1. "Species Details: Anisodes obstataria Walker, 1861". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  2. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
  3. "Probithia obstataria (Walker, 1861)". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  4. "Probithia Warren". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 17 March 2018.


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