Proxhyle cinerascens
| Proxhyle cinerascens | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Proxhyle |
| Species: | P. cinerascens
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| Binomial name | |
| Proxhyle cinerascens Toulgoët, 1959
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Proxhyle cinerascens is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Hervé de Toulgoët in 1959.
It is found in Andasibe, Madagascar.[1] 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.[2]
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.