Marplena
| Marplena | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Drepanidae |
| Subfamily: | Thyatirinae |
| Genus: | Lane, 1973 |
| Species: | M. designina
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| Binomial name | |
| Marplena designina Lane, 1973
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Marplena designina is a moth in the family Drepanidae and the only species in the genus Marplena. Both species and genus were described by Maureen A. Lane in 1973.[1] It is found in South Africa.[2]
References
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Marplena". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Marplena designina Lane, 1973". Afromoths. Retrieved March 12, 2020.