''Agathia obsoleta'' is a species of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
in the family
Geometridae
The geometer moths are moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyleti ...
first described by
William Warren in 1897. It is found in
Java
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,
Sumatra
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,
Borneo
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and the
Philippines
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. ''A. obsoleta'' is a rare species of lowland forests, including
heath forest
Heath forest is a type of tropical moist forest found in areas with acidic, sandy soils that are extremely nutrient-poor. Notable examples are the Rio Negro campinarana of the Amazon Basin in South America, and the Sundaland heath forests (also ...
.
Subspecies
*''Agathia obsoleta obsoleta''
*''Agathia obsoleta olivacea''
Warren, 1905 = ''
Agathia olivacea''
Warren, 1905
References
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Geometrinae
Moths of Asia
Moths described in 1897
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