Mpanjaka pastor
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| Species: | M. pastor
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| Mpanjaka pastor (Butler, 1882)
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Calliteara pastor Butler, 1882 | |
Mpanjaka pastor is a moth of the family of Erebidae that 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 3 sinuated black lines. It wears a 3-shaped discocellular black spot. The body is sandy-yellow flecked with white, abdomen brownish with white edged segments.
The male of this species has a wingspan of 34 mm. It was described by a specimen from Ankafana, central Madagascar.[2]
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