Lymantica leucophaes

Lymantica leucophaes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lymantriidae
Genus:	Lymantica
Species:	L. leucophaes
Binomial name
	Lymantica leucophaes; Collenette, 1936
Synonyms
	Lymantria leucophaes Colette, 1936;

Lymantica leucophaes is a moth of the family Lymantriidae. It is found in eastern Madagascar.

The forewings of this species are white, with 6 prominent russet patches along the costa and traces of 3 fasciae of russet. Hindwings are russet with whitish towards the base.

The expanse of the males is 38 mm.^[2]

References

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^ Collenette, 1936, New Lymantriidae from Madagascar, Novitates Zoologicae XL., 1936, pages 168, Plate 12, fig.34

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[2] Collenette, 1936, New Lymantriidae from Madagascar, Novitates Zoologicae XL., 1936, pages 168, Plate 12, fig.34

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