Marplena

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Marplena
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Marplena

Lane, 1973
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M. designina
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Marplena designina
Lane, 1973

Marplena designina is a moth in the family Drepanidae and the only species in the genus Marplena. Both species and genus were described by Maureen A. Lane in 1973. [1] It is found in South Africa. [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). "Marplena". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved 11 July 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Marplena designina Lane, 1973". Afromoths. Retrieved March 12, 2020.