Prominea porrecta
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]
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It has a wing length of about 16–17 mm and a wingspan around 33 mm.
References
- 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.
- 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.
- Savela, Markku (March 13, 2020). "Prominea porrecta (Saalmüller, 1880)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
- De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Prominea porrecta (Saalmüller, 1880)". Afromoths. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
External links
- "Prominea porrecta (Saalmüller, 1880) -Cirrhochrista etiennei". Image on right from Flicker. Archived from the original January 23, 2013.
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