Mpanjaka pastor

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Mpanjaka pastor
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Mpanjaka
Species:
M. pastor
Binomial name
Mpanjaka pastor
(Butler, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Calliteara pastorButler, 1882

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]

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References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Mpanjaka pastor (Butler, 1882)". Afromoths. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  2. Butler, Arthur G. (1882). "Descriptions of new species of Heterocerous Lepidoptera from Madagascar". Cistula Entomologica. 3 (26): 14 via Internet Archive.