Borocera attenuata
Borocera attenuata is a species of Lasiocampidae moth native to Madagascar. It was first described by George Hamilton Kenrick in 1914.[1]
| Borocera attenuata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lasiocampidae |
| Genus: | Borocera |
| Species: | B. attenuata |
| Binomial name | |
| Borocera attenuata (Kenrick, 1914) | |
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The males have a wingspan of 46 mm. Their head, palpi and the underside of the thorax are dull orange; antennaes, legs, thorax above and abdomen have a dark chestnut colour. The forewings are dark brown and the hindwings smoky brown.[2]
References
- De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Borocera attenuata (Kenrick, 1914)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
- Kenrick (1914). "New or little known Heterocera from Madagascar". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1913(4):p.591, plate 31, fig.13
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