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Prasinocyma discolor (Warren, 1897)

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Higher taxa: Geometridae (family)/  Geometrinae (subfamily)/  Hemitheini (tribe)/  Hemitheini (subtribe)/  Prasinocyma (genus)/  Paraprasina (subgenus)/ 
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
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Prasinocyma discolor (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Prasinocyma by A. Hausmann (2026: 76).

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 discolor (Warren, 1897) Holotype ♀ NHMUK Holotype ♀, NHMUK. South Africa South Africa.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Prasinocyma discolor (Warren, 1897) Eswatini page 9
Prasinocyma 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
Prasinocyma discolor (Warren, 1897) South Africa Gauteng Janse A. J. T. 1933–1935. The Moths of South Africa. Volume II. Geometridae (concluded). page 351
Prasinocyma discolor (Warren, 1897) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 230 (map)
Prasinocyma discolor (Warren, 1897) South Africa Limpopo Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 230 (map)
Prasinocyma discolor (Warren, 1897) South Africa Mpumalanga Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 230 (map)
Prasinocyma discolor (Warren, 1897) South Africa North-West 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. page 76
Prasinocyma discolor (Warren, 1897) South Africa Western Cape Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 230
Prasinocyma 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
Prasinocyma discolor (Warren, 1897) Zimbabwe Janse A. J. T. 1933–1935. The Moths of South Africa. Volume II. Geometridae (concluded). page 351
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination