Placosaris labordalis

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

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

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
  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)


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