Afromoths.net

Prasinocyma triangulata Fletcher D. S., 1958

Permalink:PRASTRIA
Higher taxa: Geometridae (family)/  Geometrinae (subfamily)/  Hemitheini (tribe)/  Hemitheini (subtribe)/  Prasinocyma (genus)/  Corrucyma (subgenus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Fletcher D. S., 1958
Citation:Prasinocyma triangulata sp. n.
Original genus:Prasinocyma
Publication:Fletcher D. S. 1958b. Ruwenzori Expedition 1952. – Geometridae.
Journal:Ruwenzori Expedition 1952
Volume:1
Issue:6
Pagination:85, figs 107, 108
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43590371
/filer/webapps/moths/media/images/T/triangulata_Prasinocyma_A_MGCLa_01.JPG
Prasinocyma triangulata (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Prasinocyma triangulata Fletcher D. S., 1958 Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, genitalia slide 2623♂, NHMUK. Uganda [Uganda], Nyinabitaba, 8650 ft, 07–13.vii.1952, leg. D. S. Fletcher.
Distribution note:

The record of Malawi (H. S. Staude & R. J. Murphy 2011: 46) needs confirmation (see A. Hausmann 2026: 135). This species is also tentatively added to the fauna of Rwanda by the same author.

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 Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
/filer/webapps/moths/media/images/T/triangulata_Prasinocyma_A_MGCLa_01.JPG
/filer/webapps/moths/media/images/T/triangulata_Prasinocyma_A_MGCLb_01.JPG
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination