Porthesaroa brunea
Appearance
Porthesaroa brunea | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Porthesaroa |
Species: | P. brunea
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Binomial name | |
Porthesaroa brunea Griveaud, 1973[1]
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Porthesaroa brunea is a moth of the subfamily Lymantriinae. It is found in central Madagascar.
The males of this species have a wingspan of 20–24 mm. The head, front and palpa are yellow, antennae brownish and pectinated. Forewings are dark brown, hindwings chocolate brown, underside of the wings is chocolate brown.
The holotype of this species had been found central Madagascar at an altitude of 1200 m.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Euproctis brunea (Griveaud, 1973)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
- ^ Griveaud, P. 1973b. "Nouvelles espèces de Lymantriidae de Madagascar (Lep.)" - Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France 78: page 137, fig. 12-14