Lepasta majorina

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Lepasta majorina
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L. majorina
Binomial name
Lepasta majorina
Dognin, 1914
Synonyms
  • Lepasta bractea majorina Dognin, 1914

Lepasta majorina is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.[1]

Taxonomy[edit]

Dognin described majorina as a subspecies of Lepasta bractea in 1914. It was raised to species status in 2011.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Miller, James S.; Thiaucourt, Paul (November 1, 2011). "Diversity of Prominent Moths (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae) in the Cloud Forests of Northeastern Ecuador, with Descriptions of 27 New Species". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 104 (6): 1033–1077. doi:10.1603/AN10141.