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Tagoropsis monsarrati

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Tagoropsis monsarrati
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T. monsarrati
Binomial name
Tagoropsis monsarrati
Griveaud, 1966

Tagoropsis monsarrati is a moth of the Saturniidae family. It is native to central Madagascar.[1]

The males of this species have a wingspan of approx. 56 mm, females 68mm. Head and front are ochreous red, antennae brownish red. The wings are greyish, with dark grey transversal lines, with spots of whitish scales.[2]

References

  1. ^ afromoths.net
  2. ^ Griveaud, 1966. Contribution à l'étude des Sphingidae et des Attacidae de la région malgache (Lep.) - Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France 73:145–149, pls. 3, 4