Mpanjaka pastor
| Mpanjaka pastor | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lymantriidae |
| Subfamily: | Lymantriinae |
| Tribe: | Lymantrini |
| Genus: | Mpanjaka |
| Species: | M. pastor |
| Binomial name | |
| Mpanjaka pastor (Butler, 1882) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
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]