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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Probithia |
| Species: | P. obstataria
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| Binomial name | |
| Probithia obstataria (Walker, 1861)
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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
edit- ^ "Species Details: Anisodes obstataria Walker, 1861". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
- ^ "Probithia obstataria (Walker, 1861)". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "Probithia Warren". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
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