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Labordea prasina

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Labordea prasina
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L. prasina
Binomial name
Labordea prasina
(Butler, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Calliteara prasina Butler, 1882
  • Dasychira malgassica Hering, 1926
  • Lymantria nigrostriata Kenrick, 1914

Labordea prasina is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1882. It is found in central Madagascar.[1]

The wings of this species are pale green, the costal area bluer-green, divided by oblique snow-white dashes.

The male of this species has a wingspan of 30 mm. It was described by a specimen from Ankafana, central Madagascar.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2019). "Labordea prasina (Butler, 1882)". Afromoths. Retrieved May 14, 2020. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Butler (1882). "Descriptions of new species of Heterocerous Lepidoptera from Madagascar". Cistula Entomologica. 3 (26), v. 3 1882-85, page 16, ref.32.