Lineopalpa horsfieldi is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.[1][2] It is found in the Himalayas, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Luzon, Sulawesi, Seram and New Guinea.
Lineopalpa horsfieldi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Lineopalpa |
Species: | L. horsfieldi
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Binomial name | |
Lineopalpa horsfieldi Guenée, 1852
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Synonyms | |
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Adults are highly variable dark greenish brown with a forewing shape and fasciation that is typical for its family.[3]
Subspecies
edit- Lineopalpa horsfieldi horsfieldi (New Guinea)
- Lineopalpa horsfieldi chlora Prout, 1922 (Himalayas, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Luzon, Sulawesi, Seram)
References
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- ^ Savela, Markku (June 16, 2019). "Lineopalpa horsfieldi Guenée, 1852". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Lineopalpa horsfieldi". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
- ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Lineopalpa horsfieldi Guenée". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved May 24, 2020.