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Placosaris labordalis

Placosaris labordalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae described by Pierre Viette in 1958. It is found in eastern Madagascar.

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Placosaris labordalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Placosaris
Species:
P. labordalis
Binomial name
Placosaris labordalis
(Viette, 1958)
Synonyms
  • Pyrausta labordalis Viette, 1958

Placosaris labordalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae described by Pierre Viette in 1958. It is found in eastern Madagascar.1

Its wingspan is 20–23 mm, with a length of the forewings of 9.5–11 mm. Its pattern is close to Placosaris triticalis.

The holotype had been collected near Anosibé in eastern Madagascar.2

References

References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Placosaris labordalis Viette, 1958". Afromoths. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  2. Viette, P., 1958. Mémoires de l'Institut scientifique de Madagascar; Série E, Tomé IX, P.145-146: Pyrales de la région malgache nouvelles ou peu connues (Lepidoptera)