Imbrasia obscura

Imbrasia obscura
Male – dorsal view
Female – dorsal view
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Imbrasia
Species:
I. obscura
Binomial name
Imbrasia obscura
(Butler, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Gonimbrasia obscura Butler, 1878
  • Imbrasia convexa Bouvier, 1927
  • Imbrasia hebe Maassen & Weymer, 1885
  • Bunaea mopsa Walker, 1855

Imbrasia obscura is a species of moth belonging to the family Saturniidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878.

Description

Imbrasia obscura has a wingspan reaching about 10–11 centimetres (3.9–4.3 in). The basic colour of the wings is brown, with two large, black, red and white eyespots on each hindwing. Larvae are whitish, with black markings, while the head and the spiny appendages are red, with white hairs.

Distribution

This species can be found in the tropical Africa, mainly in Angola, Guinea, Cameroon and Nigeria.[1]

References

  1. ^ Rougerie, R. & Collective of iBOL Saturniidae expert taxonomists (2009). "Imbrasia obscura". Lepidoptera Barcode of Life. Retrieved July 26, 2017.


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