Drasteria philippina (Austaut, 1880) a new record for the Maltese Islands and Europe (Lepidoptera: Erebidae)

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https://doi.org/10.57065/shilap.739

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Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Drasteria philippina, Maltese Islands

Abstract

Drasteria philippina (Austaut, 1880) is here recorded for the first time from the Maltese Islands and from Europe. Differences between Drasteria philippina from North Africa and Drasteria cailino (Lefèbvre, 1827) from France and Greece is here depicted and discussed.

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2019-03-30

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Catania, A. (2019). Drasteria philippina (Austaut, 1880) a new record for the Maltese Islands and Europe (Lepidoptera: Erebidae). SHILAP Revista De lepidopterología, 47(185), 171–176. https://doi.org/10.57065/shilap.739

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