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Europtera punctillata

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Species of moth

Europtera punctillata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lasiocampidae
Genus: Europtera
Species: E. punctillata
Binomial name
Europtera punctillata
(Saalmüller, 1884)
Synonyms
  • Libethra punctillata Saalmüller, 1884
  • Europtera nigraluna De Lajonquière, 1970

Europtera punctillata is a species of Lasiocampidae moth native to Madagascar.

The wings have a cinnamon-brown colour. The males have a wingspan of 35–43 mm and the females of 62mm

References

  1. afromoths.net
  2. Y. De Lajonquière, 1970 Mémoires ORSTORM No. 37, Lépidoptères Lasiocampidae récoltés dans le Massif du Tsaratanana - Mission dans le Massif du Tsaratanana, page 169, pl. 14, Fig.2
Taxon identifiers
Europtera punctillata


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