Lobobasis is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae. Its single species, Lobobasis niveimaculata, is found from the Indian state of Sikkim, Bhutan and Sundaland to Queensland, the Solomon Islands and New Guinea.[1] The habitat consists of lower montane forests, upper montane forests and various types of lowland forests. Both the genus and species were first described by George Hampson in 1896.
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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: | Lobobasis Hampson, 1896 |
| Species: | L. niveimaculata
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| Binomial name | |
| Lobobasis niveimaculata Hampson, 1896
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Adults are sexually dimorphic.[2]
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Lobobasis Hampson, 1896". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Lobobasis niveimaculata Hampson". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.