Macrobrochis borneensis

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Macrobrochis borneensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Macrobrochis
Species:
M. borneensis
Binomial name
Macrobrochis borneensis
Roepke, 1939

Macrobrochis borneensis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Karl Johann Roepke in 1939. It is found on Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia, and possibly Java and the Philippines. [1]

Adults are grey with an orange collar and a broad white zone on the hindwings. [2]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Macrobrochis borneensis Roepke, 1938". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  2. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Macrobrochis borneensis Roepke". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved October 10, 2019.