Maculonaclia tampoketsya

Maculonaclia tampoketsya is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It is found in the central Madagascar.[1]

Maculonaclia tampoketsya
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Arctiinae
Genus:
Maculonaclia
Species:
M. tampoketsya
Binomial name
Maculonaclia tampoketsya
Griveaud, 1969

This species has a wingspan of 22mm. It has narrow, allongated forewings of darf brown colour with 5 straw-yellow spots. The genitalia of this species are close to Maculonaclia ankasoka. The holotype provides from the region of Ankazobe.[2]

References
  1. Afro Moths
  2. Griveaud, P. 1969. Amatidae nouveaux ou peu connus de Madagascar (Lep.). - Bulletin de Madagascar 274:3–20.


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