Proxhyle cinerascens | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Proxhyle |
Species: | P. cinerascens |
Binomial name | |
Proxhyle cinerascens Toulgoët, 1959 |
Proxhyle cinerascens is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Hervé de Toulgoët in 1959.
It is found in Andasibe, Madagascar. This species has a wingspan of 14–15 mm, strongly bipectinated antennae in the male. The forewings are greyish with blackish spots, hindwings yellowish orange, bordered broadly with brown.
References
- De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Proxhyle cinerascens Toulgoët, 1959". Afromoths. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
- Toulgoët, H. de (1959). "Description d'Arctiidas nouvelles de Madagascar (10e note) (Lep.)". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 128: 139.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Proxhyle cinerascens |
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