Proxhyle cinerascens

Proxhyle cinerascens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Proxhyle
Species:	P. cinerascens
Binomial name
	Proxhyle cinerascens; Toulgoët, 1959

Proxhyle cinerascens is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Hervé de Toulgoët in 1959.

It is found in Andasibe, Madagascar.[1] This species has a wingspan of 14–15 mm, strongly bipectinated antennae in the male. The forewings are greyish with blackish spots, hindwings yellowish orange, bordered broadly with brown.[2]

References

De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Proxhyle cinerascens Toulgoët, 1959". Afromoths. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
Toulgoët, H. de (1959). "Description d'Arctiidas nouvelles de Madagascar (10e note) (Lep.)". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 128: 139.

Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.

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[1] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Proxhyle cinerascens Toulgoët, 1959". Afromoths. Retrieved September 21, 2019.

[2] Toulgoët, H. de (1959). "Description d'Arctiidas nouvelles de Madagascar (10e note) (Lep.)". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 128: 139.