Thyrosticta sylvicolens

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Thyrosticta sylvicolens
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Thyrosticta
Species:
T. sylvicolens
Binomial name
Thyrosticta sylvicolens
(Butler, 1878)
Synonyms
List
  • Pseudonaclia sylvicolens(Butler, 1878)
  • Thyrosticta confluensOberthür, 1893
  • Thyrosticta holoxanthaZerny, 1912
  • Thyrosticta quadrimaculaHampson, 1898
  • Naclia perpetuaOberthür, 1893
  • Naclia quadrimacula(Mabille, 1879)

Thyrosticta sylvicolens is a species of moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878 [1] and is native to Madagascar. [2]

Thyrosticta sylvicolens has a wingspan of 40–42 mm.

References

  1. Savela, Markku (September 28, 2015). "Thyrosticta sylvicolens (Butler, 1878)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Thyrosticta sylvicolens (Butler, 1878)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 16, 2019.