| Permalink: | MENOABSU | 
| Higher taxa: | Geometridae (family)/ Ennominae (subfamily)/ Boarmiini (tribe)/ Menophra (genus)/ | 
| Status: | Accepted | 
| Authorship: | (Prout L. B., 1917) | 
| Citation: | Hemerophila absurda, sp. nov. | 
| Original genus: | Hemerophila | 
| Publication: | Prout L. B. 1917a. New Geometridae (Lepidoptera) in the South African Museum. | 
| Journal: | Annals of the South African Museum | 
| Volume: | 17 | 
| Issue: | 1 | 
| Pagination: | 67–68 | 
| URL: | https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1520840 | 
                        
                        
                    | Scientific name | TypeStatus | Gender | Museum | Description | Country | Locality | Publication | URL | 
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| Menophra absurda (Prout L. B., 1917) | Holotype | ♂ | NHMUK | Holotype ♂, NHMUK, in very poor condition (see A. J. T. Janse 1932: 290) | South Africa | [South Africa, Western Cape], Cape, Montague Baths, xi.1902, leg. W. F. Purcell. | Janse A. J. T. 1932. The moths of South Africa. Volume I. Sematuridae and Geometridae. page 67–68 | |
| Menophra absurda (Prout L. B., 1917) | Paratype | ♂ | NHMUK | Paratype ♂, NHMUK. | South Africa | [South Africa, Western Cape], Cape, Montague Baths, xi.1902, leg. W. F. Purcell. | Janse A. J. T. 1932. The moths of South Africa. Volume I. Sematuridae and Geometridae. page 67–68 | 
| Scientific name | Country | Province | Publication | URL | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menophra absurda (Prout L. B., 1917) | South Africa | Prout L. B. 1917a. New Geometridae (Lepidoptera) in the South African Museum. page 68 | 
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