Thyrosticta dujardini

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

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

This species has a wingspan of 32mm. The forewings are dark brown, almost black, with 4 straw-yellow spots. Hindwings are orange-yellow with a brown-black edge[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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