Oraesia pierronii is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Paul Mabille in 1880. It is found on Madagascar and Réunion.[1]

Oraesia pierronii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Oraesia
Species:
O. pierronii
Binomial name
Oraesia pierronii
(Mabille, 1880)
Synonyms
  • Odontina pierronii Mabille, 1880
  • Oraesia cuprea Saalmüller, 1891

The wingspan of the male is 44 mm.[2]

References

edit
  1. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Oraesia pierronii (Mabille, 1880)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  2. ^ Saalmüller, Max (1892). Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft. 17 Band, page 403.