Deborrea robinsoni

Deborrea robinsoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Psychidae
Subfamily: Oiketicinae
Genus: Deborrea
Species: D. robinsoni
Binomial name
Deborrea robinsoni
Bourgogne, 1964[1]

Deborrea robinsoni is a species of bagworm native to Madagascar.[2]

Biology

The female has a wingspan of 22.5-23.5mm, it is known from rainforests in southern and north-eastern Madagascar (Fort-Dauphin and the Marojejy Massif). Stated flight periods are December and March.[3]

References

  1. Bourgogne, 1964a. Un psychide nouveau de Madagascar. - Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France 69:86–89.
  2. afromoths.net
  3. Scalercia & Malaisse, 2009, Between species and ethnospecies: edible Psychidae in Tropical Africa. Entomology faunistique 2010 (2009) 62 (1), 17-24

See also


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