Lineopalpa horsfieldi

Lineopalpa horsfieldi is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.^[1][2] It is found in the Himalayas, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Luzon, Sulawesi, Seram and New Guinea.

Lineopalpa horsfieldi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Lineopalpa
Species:	L. horsfieldi
Binomial name
Lineopalpa horsfieldi Guenée, 1852
Synonyms
Briarda varians Moore, 1867

Adults are highly variable dark greenish brown with a forewing shape and fasciation that is typical for its family.^[3]

Subspecies

• Lineopalpa horsfieldi horsfieldi (New Guinea)
• Lineopalpa horsfieldi chlora Prout, 1922 (Himalayas, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Luzon, Sulawesi, Seram)