Macrobrochis splendens
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Macrobrochis |
| Species: | M. splendens
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| Macrobrochis splendens (Butler, 1877)
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Macrobrochis splendens is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877. It is found in West and South India. The length of the forewing in males is 19.0–25.5 mm (0.74–1.01 in) and 23.0–27.5 mm (0.9–1.09 in) so the size is quite variable.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ Paraona splendens at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ V. Volynkin, Anton (2 June 2024). "On the taxonomy of the Oriental genus Paraona Moore with descriptions of a new genus, a new species, and introduction of new synonymies (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini)". Ecologica Montenegrina. 73: 408–420 – via Zoobank.
- Arctiidae genus list at Butterflies and Moths of the World of the Natural History Museum