Zurobata obscurogriseata Holloway sp. n.
♂ 8mm. The only specimen available is rather worn but has some similarity to pallidigriseata in its facies. The forewing costal band is greyish but more obscure and variegated, and not as wide, somewhat as in vacillans but tapering more towards the apex, with a distinctly concave posterior border. The white marks typical of the genus are faintly evident near the apex of the forewing. There is no oblique black mark subapically on the costa. The areas exterior to these markings are dull, speckled red on pale brown as in pallidigriseata. The male abdomen is typical of Zurobata. The genitalia are also typical, but the valves have a markedly sinuous dorsal margin. The costal process is set more distally than in other species and is itself slender and sinuous. The saccular process is reduced to a small knob at the base of the costal process.
Holotype ♂
MALAYSIA: Sabah, Danum Valley, 170m, 4°58’ N 117°48’ E ( S.J. Willott), 1° understorey, East Ridge, DVFC, 7.iii.94, BM noctuid slide 20740.
Geographical range
Borneo.
Habitat preference
The only specimen is from the understorey of lowland dipterocarp forest.
Genitalia:





