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]

Prominea porrecta
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P. porrecta
Binomial name
Prominea porrecta
(Saalmüller, 1880)
Synonyms
  • Capnodes porrecta (Saalmüller, 1880)

It has a wing length of about 16–17 mm and a wingspan around 33 mm.

References

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Savela, Markku (March 13, 2020). "Prominea porrecta (Saalmüller, 1880)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  4. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Prominea porrecta (Saalmüller, 1880)". Afromoths. Retrieved June 26, 2020.


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