''Borocera attenuata'' is a species of

Lasiocampidae The Lasiocampidae are a family of moths also known as eggars, tent caterpillars, snout moths (although this also refers to the Pyralidae), or lappet moths. Over 2,000 species occur worldwide, and probably not all have been named or studied. It i ...

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

native to

Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f ...

. It was first described by

George Hamilton Kenrick Sir George Hamilton Kenrick Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society, FRES (29 January 1850 – 28 May 1939) was an England, English entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera especially those of New Guinea. He was a prominent liberal educatio ...

in 1914. 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.Kenrick (1914). "New or little known Heterocera from Madagascar". ''Transactions of the Entomological Society of London''. 1913(4):p.591, plate 31, fig.13

References

Lasiocampidae Lepidoptera of Madagascar Moths described in 1914 Moths of Madagascar Moths of Africa {{Lasiocampidae-stub