Biology:Mpanjaka pastor
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Short description: Species of moth
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| Species: | M. pastor
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Mpanjaka pastor is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1882. It is found in central Madagascar .[1]
The wings of this species are emerald green, spotted with snow white, irregularly striped with grey and crossed by three sinuated black lines. It wears a 3-shaped discocellular black spot. The body is sandy yellow flecked with white, abdomen is brownish with white edged segments.
The male of this species has a wingspan of 34 mm. It was described based on a specimen from Ankafana, central Madagascar.[2]
See also
- List of moths of Madagascar
References
- ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2019). "Mpanjaka pastor (Butler, 1882)". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/MPANPAST. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
- ↑ Butler, Arthur G. (1882). "Descriptions of new species of Heterocerous Lepidoptera from Madagascar". Cistula Entomologica 3 (26): 14. https://archive.org/details/cbarchive_110690_newlepidopterafrommadagascar1869.
Wikidata ☰ Q6928228 entry
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