Jump to content

Lemyra praetexta

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by William Avery (talk | contribs) at 12:31, 5 October 2016 (Tone; speciesbox for new taxonomy). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Lemyra praetexta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Lemyra
Species:
L. praetexta
Binomial name
Lemyra praetexta
Černý, 2011

Lemyra praetexta is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Černý in 2011. It is found on the Philippines, where it has been recorded only from the mountains of Palawan.

The length of the forewings is about 14 mm. The basal part of the forewings is greyish brown with two beige spots. The outer third of the wing is beige. The hindwings are also beige.

Etymology

The species name refers to the markings on the forewing and is derived from praetextus.[1]

References

  1. ^ A Review of the subfamily Arctiinae (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) from the Philippines


Stub icon

This Spilosomina-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lemyra_praetexta&oldid=742730420"