Prasinocyma thiaucourti Herbulot, 1993

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Higher taxa:	Geometridae (family)/  Geometrinae (subfamily)/  Hemitheini (tribe)/  Hemitheini (subtribe)/  Prasinocyma (genus)/  Microcyma (subgenus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Herbulot, 1993
Citation:	Prasinocyma thiaucourti n. sp.
Original genus:	Prasinocyma
Publication:	Herbulot C. 1993c. Deux nouveaux Prasinocyma d'Ethiopie (Lep. Geometridae).
Journal:	Bulletin de la Société entomologique de Mulhouse
Volume:	23
Issue:	2
Pagination:	50

Prasinocyma thiaucourti (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Had been downgraded to subspecific status by A. Hausmann et al. (2016: 11) but reinstated as a separate species by A. Hausmann (2026: 153).

Hausmann A. 2026. Revision of the genus Prasinocyma (Geometridae). – In: Hacker H. H. (ed.), Moths of Africa. Systematic and Illustrated Catalogue of the Heterocera of Africa.

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Prasinocyma thiaucourti Herbulot, 1993	Holotype	♂	ZSM	Holotype ♂, ZSM.	Ethiopia	Ethiopia, Shoa, Debré Zeit, 1800 m, 1986-04-10, leg. F. Thiaucourt.
Prasinocyma thiaucourti Herbulot, 1993	Paratype	♂	ZSM	Paratypes 10♂, ZSM.	Ethiopia	Ethiopia, Shoa, Debré Zeit, 1800 m, 1986-04-10, leg. F. Thiaucourt.

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DNA voucher(s)
BC ZSM Lep 67900  BC ZSM Lep 76117  BC ZSM Lep 67700

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Prasinocyma thiaucourti Herbulot, 1993	Ethiopia		Herbulot C. 1993c. Deux nouveaux Prasinocyma d'Ethiopie (Lep. Geometridae). page 50

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Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Prasinocyma thiaucourti (1)

Prasinocyma thiaucourti (2)

Prasinocyma thiaucourti (3)

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Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination