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Prominea porrecta

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Prominea porrecta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Prominea
Species:
P. porrecta
Binomial name
Prominea porrecta
(Saalmüller, 1880)
Synonyms
  • Capnodes porrecta (Saalmüller, 1880)

Prominea porrecta is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Max Saalmüller in 1880.[1][2][3] It is found on the African Indian Ocean islands of Madagascar, Réunion and Mauritius.[4]

It has a wing length of about 16–17 mm and a wingspan around 33 mm.

References

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  1. ^ Saalmüller, M. (1880). "Neue Lepidopteren aus Madagascar, die sich in Museum der Senckenberg'schen naturforschenden Gesellschaft befinden". Bericht über die Senckenbergische Naturforschende Gesellschaft in Frankfurt am Main. 1879–1880: 258–310.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Prominea porrecta​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  3. ^ Savela, Markku (March 13, 2020). "Prominea porrecta (Saalmüller, 1880)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  4. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Prominea porrecta (Saalmüller, 1880)". Afromoths. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
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