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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Meteugoa |
| Species: | M. obliquiata
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| Binomial name | |
| Meteugoa obliquiata Hampson, 1900
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Larvae have been recorded feeding on Hevea, but were possibly browsing on lower plants or lichens on the trunk of this tree.[2]
References edit
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Meteugoa obliquiata Hampson, 1900". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- ^ The Moths of Borneo
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
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