Thyrosticta bruneata

Thyrosticta bruneata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Thyrosticta
Species: T. bruneata
Binomial name
Thyrosticta bruneata
Griveaud, 1969

Thyrosticta bruneata is a moth of the family Arctiidae. It is native to Madagascar.[1]

The male of this species has a wingspan of 18mm, the female of 22mm. The forewings are dark brown, with one ochreous-yellow post basale spot, another whitish spot and 2 small whitish ante-marginal spots. . Hindwings are uniformously ochreous-yellow without external border[2]

References

  1. afromoths.net
  2. Griveaud, P. 1969. Amatidae nouveaux ou peu connus de Madagascar (Lep.). - Bulletin de Madagascar 274:3–20.


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