Description of Leipoxais richardperlbinderi sp. n. – a relative of L. major (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae)

Herman L. Friend; Perpetra Akite; Gergely Petrányi; Julia S. Volkova; Amy Junnila; Aidas Saldaitis; Roman V. Yakovlev; Günter C. Müller; Edita E. Revay; Harald Sulak; Tatiana A. Prozorova; Alexey M. Prozorov

doi:10.37828/em.2026.96.11

Description of Leipoxais richardperlbinderi sp. n. – a relative of L. major (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae)

Herman L. Friend
, Perpetra Akite
, Gergely Petrányi
, Julia S. Volkova
, Amy Junnila
, Aidas Saldaitis
, Roman V. Yakovlev
, Günter C. Müller
, Edita E. Revay
, Harald Sulak
, Tatiana A. Prozorova
, Alexey M. Prozorov

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Abstract

A new species, Leipoxais richardperlbinderi sp. n., morphologically close to Leipoxais major Holland, 1893 is described. Adults, their genitalia, and the map with the collection sites are illustrated.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	159-169
Number of pages	11
Journal	Ecologica Montenegrina
Volume	96
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2026.96.11
State	Published - 17 Feb 2026
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Afrotropical realm
Argudini
Lasiocampinae
biodiversity
lappet moth

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Animal Science and Zoology
Plant Science
Insect Science

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Friend, H. L., Akite, P., Petrányi, G., Volkova, J. S., Junnila, A., Saldaitis, A., Yakovlev, R. V., Müller, G. C., Revay, E. E., Sulak, H., Prozorova, T. A., & Prozorov, A. M. (2026). Description of Leipoxais richardperlbinderi sp. n. – a relative of L. major (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae). Ecologica Montenegrina, 96, 159-169. https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2026.96.11

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Description of Leipoxais richardperlbinderi sp. n. – a relative of L. major (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae)

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