Mpanjaka elegans

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Mpanjaka elegans
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M. elegans
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Mpanjaka elegans
(Butler, 1882)
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Mpanjaka elegans is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1882. It is found in central Madagascar. [1]

The wings are white, speckled with black scales, particularly upon the basal third that is limited by a brown stripe. It wears a zigzagged pale black post-median line. The head is whity-brown and the palpi black. The antennae are white, black speckles with brown pectinations.

The male of this species has a wingspan of 51 mm. It was described by a specimen from Ankafana, central Madagascar. [2]

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References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Mpanjaka elegans (Butler, 1882)". Afromoths. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  2. Butler (1882). "Descriptions of new species of Heterocerous Lepidoptera from Madagascar". Cistula Entomologica. 3 (26), v. 3 1882-85, page 13/14, ref.28. - via Internet Archive.