Apsarasa praslini

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Apsarasa praslini
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A. praslini
Binomial name
Apsarasa praslini
(Boisduval, 1832)
Synonyms
  • Apsarasa moluccanaGrünberg, 1911
  • Apsarasa nigrocaeruleaHampson, 1910
  • Apsarasa wallaceiMoore, 1881
  • Apsarasa atramentaHampson, 1910

Apsarasa praslini is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1832. It is found in south-eastern Asia, from the Moluccas eastward. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Apsarasa praslini". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  2. Savela, Markku (May 30, 2020). "Apsarasa praslini (Boisduval, 1832)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 22, 2020.