| Gyrtona malgassica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Euteliidae |
| Genus: | Gyrtona |
| Species: | G. malgassica |
| Binomial name | |
| Gyrtona malgassica (Kenrick, 1917) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Gyrtona malgassica is a moth of the family Euteliidae first described by George Hamilton Kenrick in 1917. It is found on Madagascar. [1]
This moth is greyish brown and the adults have a wingspan of 28 mm.
Sir George Hamilton Kenrick FRES was an English entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera especially those of New Guinea. He was a prominent liberal educationist and was a councillor in Birmingham.
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Aulacodes is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. The genus was first described by Achille Guenée in 1854.
Glyphodes is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae described by Achille Guenée in 1854.
Pilocrocis is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. The genus was first erected by Julius Lederer in 1863.
Acosmetia is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae.
Eutelephia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae erected by George Hampson in 1926. Its only species, Eutelephia aureopicta, was first described by George Hamilton Kenrick in 1917. It is found on Madagascar.
Gyrtona is a genus of moths of the family Euteliidae first described by Francis Walker in 1863.
Labordea is a genus of moths in the subfamily Lymantriinae. The genus was erected by Paul Griveaud in 1976.
Lymantica is a genus of moths in the subfamily Lymantriinae. The genus was erected by Cyril Leslie Collenette in 1936.
Callopizoma is a genus of moths in the family Lasiocampidae. The genus was erected by Yves de Lajonquière in 1972. It is known to be found in Madagascar.
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Lophocera is a genus of snout moths described by George Hamilton Kenrick in 1917.
Callopizoma malgassica is a species of Lasiocampidae moth native to Madagascar.
Lymantica polycyma is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in eastern Madagascar.
Acontia gloriosa is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was first described by George Hamilton Kenrick in 1917 and is found in Madagascar.
Corgatha subindicata is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hamilton Kenrick in 1917 and is found in Madagascar.