Borocera attenuata explained

Borocera attenuata is a species of Lasiocampidae moth native to Madagascar. It was first described by George Hamilton Kenrick in 1914.^[1]

The males have a wingspan of 46 mm. Their head, palpi and the underside of the thorax are dull orange; antennaes, legs, thorax above and abdomen have a dark chestnut colour. The forewings are dark brown and the hindwings smoky brown.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: De Prins . J. . De Prins . W. . amp. 2018 . Borocera attenuata (Kenrick, 1914) . Afromoths . September 19, 2018.
2. Kenrick (1914). "New or little known Heterocera from Madagascar". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1913(4):p.591, plate 31, fig.13