Mpanjaka elegans
| Mpanjaka elegans | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lymantriidae |
| Subfamily: | Lymantriinae |
| Tribe: | Lymantrini |
| Genus: | Mpanjaka |
| Species: | M. elegans |
| Binomial name | |
| Mpanjaka elegans (Butler, 1882) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Calliteara elegans Butler, 1882 | |
Mpanjaka elegans is a moth of the family of Erebidae that is found in Central Madagascar.[1]
The wings are white, speckled with black scales, particularly upon the basal third that is limited by a brown stripe. It wears a zig-zagged pale black post-median line. The head is whity-brown and the palpi black. The antennae are white, black speckles with brown pectinations.
The male of this species has a wingspan of 51 mm. It was described by a specimen from Ankafana, central Madagascar.[2]
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