Platypepla arabella Wiltshire, 1983

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Permalink:	PLATARAB
Higher taxa:	Geometridae (family)/  Ennominae (subfamily)/  Macariini (tribe)/  Platypepla (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Wiltshire, 1983
Citation:	Platypepla arabella n. sp.
Original genus:	Platypepla
Publication:	Wiltshire E. P. 1983. Insects of Saudi Arabia. Lepidoptera: Fam. Cossidae, Sphingidae, Thyretidae, Geometridae, Lymantriidae, Arctiidae, Agaristidae, Noctuidae, Ctenuchidae (Part 3).
Journal:	Fauna of Saudi Arabia
Volume:	5
Issue:
Pagination:	305, fig. 8a; pl. 2, fig. 8

Platypepla arabella (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Platypepla arabella Wiltshire, 1983	Holotype	♂	NHMB	Holotype ♂, genitalia slide E. P. Wiltshire 132♂, NHMB.	Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia, Wadi Qatan, 28.xi.1979, leg. W. Büttiker.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Platypepla arabella Wiltshire, 1983	Oman		Hausmann A. 2009c. New and interesting geometrid moths from Dhofar, southern Oman (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). page 122
Platypepla arabella Wiltshire, 1983	Saudi Arabia		Wiltshire E. P. 1983. Insects of Saudi Arabia. Lepidoptera: Fam. Cossidae, Sphingidae, Thyretidae, Geometridae, Lymantriidae, Arctiidae, Agaristidae, Noctuidae, Ctenuchidae (Part 3). page 305
Platypepla arabella Wiltshire, 1983	Yemen		Hausmann A. 2006. The geometrid moth species from Yemen – With 50 new records for the country and description of 20 new taxa (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). page 43

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Platypepla arabella (1)

Platypepla arabella (2)

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