Porthesaroa brunea

Porthesaroa brunea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lymantriidae
Subfamily: Lymantriinae
Genus: Porthesaroa
Species: P. brunea
Binomial name
Porthesaroa brunea
Griveaud, 1973[1]

Porthesaroa brunea is a moth of the Lymantriidae family. It is found in central Madagascar.

The male of this species has a wingspan of 20-24mm, head, front and palpae are yellow, antennae brownish and pectinated. Forewings are darkbrown, hidewings chocolate brown, underside of the wings is chocolate brown.

The holotype of this species had been found central Madagascar at altitude of 1200m.[2]

References

  1. afromoths
  2. Griveaud, P. 1973b. Nouvelles espèces de Lymantriidae de Madagascar (Lep.)- Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France 78: page 137, fig.12-14