Planctogystia parvulus
| Planctogystia parvulus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cossidae |
| Genus: | Planctogystia |
| Species: | P. parvulus |
| Binomial name | |
| Planctogystia parvulus (Kenrick, 1914) | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Planctogystia parvulus is a moth of the Cossidae family. It is found in Madagascar.[1]
This is a large, heavy moth with a wingspan of 40 to 64 mm. The frontwings are whitish, covered with cossid reticulations, including a fairly marked median line. On the costa there are 5 black spots. The hindwings are uniformely dark grey.[2]
References
- ↑ afromoths.net
- ↑ Kenrick, 1914a. New or little known Heterocera from Madagascar. - Transactions of the entomological Society of London 1913(4):p.588, pls. 31–32
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/31/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.