Mpanjaka montana
| Mpanjaka montana | |
|---|---|
| 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
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/8/2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.