Gymnogramma candidella

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Gymnogramma candidella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lacturidae
Genus:
Gymnogramma
Species:
G. candidella
Binomial name
Gymnogramma candidella
(Viette, 1963)
Synonyms
  • Eremothyris candidellaViette, 1963

Gymnogramma candidella is a moth of the Lacturidae family. It was described in 1963 by French entomologist Pierre Viette and is only known from Madagascar. [1]

Moth Group of mostly-nocturnal insects in the order Lepidoptera

Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera. Most lepidopterans are moths, and there are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.

Lacturidae family of insects

The Lacturidae comprise a family of moths in the superfamily Zygaenoidea. Brightly coloured tropical moths, the Lacturidae have been previously placed in the Plutellidae, Yponomeutidae, and Hyponomeutidae.

Pierre E. L. Viette was a French entomologist. He attended university in Dijon during the German occupation of France in World War II and subsequently spent his entire career at the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle in Paris. He specialized in insect systematics, especially Lepidoptera. He had over 400 articles published.

This species has a wingspan of 32–37 mm. Antennae are grey yellowish. Head, palpi, abdomen and thorax are white. The forewings and hindwings are entirely white. [2]

The types were provided from Antsalova in western Madagascar (II-1957).

Antsalova Place in Melaky, Madagascar

Antsalova is a town and commune in western Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Antsalova, which is a part of Melaky Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 16,000 in 2001 commune census.

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References

  1. ↑ "AfroMoths". www.afromoths.net.
  2. ↑ Viette P. 1963b. Descriptions de quelques nouveaux Microlépidoptères de Madagascar et des Comores. - Lambillionea 62(3–6):23–30


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