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Meteugoa obliquiata

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Meteugoa obliquiata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Meteugoa
Species:
M. obliquiata
Binomial name
Meteugoa obliquiata
Hampson, 1900

Meteugoa obliquiata is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1900. It is found in Singapore and on Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo and Java.[1] The habitat consists of dipterocarp forests, lowland forests and coastal mangroves.

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Hevea, but were possibly browsing on lower plants or lichens on the trunk of this tree.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Meteugoa obliquiata Hampson, 1900". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  2. ^ The Moths of Borneo