Paraprasina discolor Warren, 1897

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Higher taxa:	Geometridae (family)/  Geometrinae (subfamily)/  Microloxiini (tribe)/  Paraprasina (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Warren, 1897
Citation:	Paraprasina discolor sp. nov.
Original genus:	Paraprasina
Publication:	Warren W. 1897a. New genera and species of moths from the Old-World regions in the Tring Museum.
Journal:	Novitates Zoologicae
Volume:	4
Issue:
Pagination:	43
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3219403

Paraprasina discolor (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Paraprasina discolor Warren, 1897	Holotype	♀	NHMUK	Holotype ♀, NHMUK.	South Africa	South Africa.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Paraprasina discolor Warren, 1897	Eswatini		page 9
Paraprasina discolor Warren, 1897	South Africa	Eastern Cape	Duke N. J. & Duke A. D. 1998. An annotated list of larval host-plants utilized by southern African Geometridae (Lepidoptera). page 9
Paraprasina discolor Warren, 1897	South Africa	Gauteng	Janse A. J. T. 1933–1935. The Moths of South Africa. Volume II. Geometridae (concluded). page 351
Paraprasina discolor Warren, 1897	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 230 (map)
Paraprasina discolor Warren, 1897	South Africa	Limpopo	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 230 (map)
Paraprasina discolor Warren, 1897	South Africa	Mpumalanga	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 230 (map)
Paraprasina discolor Warren, 1897	South Africa	Western Cape	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 230
Paraprasina discolor Warren, 1897	South Africa		Warren W. 1897a. New genera and species of moths from the Old-World regions in the Tring Museum. page 43
Paraprasina discolor Warren, 1897	Zimbabwe		Janse A. J. T. 1933–1935. The Moths of South Africa. Volume II. Geometridae (concluded). page 351

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Paraprasina discolor Warren, 1897	Cussonia arborea	Araliaceae	Zimbabwe	Duke N. J. & Duke A. D. 1998. An annotated list of larval host-plants utilized by southern African Geometridae (Lepidoptera). page 9
Paraprasina discolor Warren, 1897	Cussonia sp.	Araliaceae	South Africa	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 230
Paraprasina discolor Warren, 1897	Cussonia sphaerocephala	Araliaceae	Eswatini	Duke N. J. & Duke A. D. 1998. An annotated list of larval host-plants utilized by southern African Geometridae (Lepidoptera). page 9
Paraprasina discolor Warren, 1897	Cussonia spicata	Araliaceae	Eswatini	Duke N. J. & Duke A. D. 1998. An annotated list of larval host-plants utilized by southern African Geometridae (Lepidoptera). page 9
Paraprasina discolor Warren, 1897	Cussonia spicata	Araliaceae	South Africa	Duke N. J. & Duke A. D. 1998. An annotated list of larval host-plants utilized by southern African Geometridae (Lepidoptera). page 9

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Paraprasina discolor (1)

Paraprasina discolor (2)

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