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Stenoglene obtusus is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864.[1] It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (East Kasai, Katanga), Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa (Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal), Tanzania and Zimbabwe.[2]

Stenoglene obtusus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Eupterotidae
Genus:	Stenoglene
Species:	S. obtusus
Binomial name
Stenoglene obtusus (Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
Poloma obtusa Walker, 1864 Poloma obtusus Phasicnecus aequidistans Strand, 1915 Phasicnecus evanescens Distant, 1903 Chrysopoloma labda Druce, 1887 Phasicnecus subcroceus Distant, 1903 Stenoglene tristis Felder, 1874

Description

The wingspan is about 45 mm. The forewings are fulvous with almost obliterated transverse linear fasciae, the first practically obsolete and not anteriorly recurved, the second a little more distinct. The hindwings are croceous (deep reddish yellow) without black spots on the abdominal area.[3]

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