Mpanjaka montana
Mpanjaka montana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lymantriidae |
Subfamily: | Lymantriinae |
Tribe: | Lymantrini |
Genus: | Mpanjaka |
Species: | M. montana |
Binomial name | |
Mpanjaka montana (Griveaud, 1974) | |
Synonyms | |
Dasychira montana (Griveaud, 1974) |
Mpanjaka montana is a moth of the family of Erebidae that is found in Central Madagascar.
The male has a wingspan of 57 mm and the length of the frontwings is 28 mm. Abdomen, thorax and head are uniformely beige. Antennaes are bipectinated. Front wings are white with a dense pattern of black scaled and 3 red lines of red spots crossing the wing. Rear wings are of yellowish-white colour.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ P.Griveaud - 1973. Contribution à l'étude des Lépidoptères Hétérocères du massif de l'Andtringitra (Madagascar Centre) - Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle de Paris,3ieme serie, No. 186, Sept.oct. 1973)(125):1461–1483
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