Labordea prasina is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1882. It is found in central Madagascar.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Labordea |
| Species: | L. prasina
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| Binomial name | |
| Labordea prasina (Butler, 1882)
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The wings of this species are pale green, the costal area bluer-green, divided by oblique snow-white dashes.
The male of this species has a wingspan of 30 mm. It was described by a specimen from Ankafana, central Madagascar.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Labordea prasina (Butler, 1882)". Afromoths. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
- ^ Butler (1882). "Descriptions of new species of Heterocerous Lepidoptera from Madagascar". Cistula Entomologica. 3 (26), v. 3 1882-85, page 16, ref.32.
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