Thyrosticta bruneata
| Thyrosticta bruneata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Thyrosticta |
| Species: | T. bruneata
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| Binomial name | |
| Thyrosticta bruneata Griveaud, 1969
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Thyrosticta bruneata is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Paul Griveaud in 1969. It is native to Madagascar.[1]
The male of this species has a wingspan of 18 mm, the female 22 mm. The forewings are dark brown, with one ochreous-yellow post basal spot, another whitish spot and two small whitish antemarginal spots. Hindwings are uniformly ochreous yellow without external border[2]
References
[edit]- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Thyrosticta bruneata Griveaud, 1969". Afromoths. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
- ^ Griveaud, P. (1969). "Amatidae nouveaux ou peu connus de Madagascar (Lep.)". Bulletin de Madagascar. 274: 3–20.
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