Biology:Lineopalpa horsfieldi

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Short description: Species of moth

Lineopalpa horsfieldi
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Lineopalpa
Species:
L. horsfieldi
Binomial name
Lineopalpa horsfieldi
Guenée, 1852
Synonyms
  • Briarda varians Moore, 1867

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.

Adults are highly variable dark greenish brown with a forewing shape and fasciation that is typical for its family.[3]

Subspecies

  • Lineopalpa horsfieldi horsfieldi (New Guinea)
  • Lineopalpa horsfieldi chlora Prout, 1922 (Himalayas, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Luzon, Sulawesi, Seram)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q6553608 entry