Zeuzeropecten castaneus
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Cossidae |
Genus: | Zeuzeropecten |
Species: | Z. castaneus
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Binomial name | |
Zeuzeropecten castaneus (Kenrick, 1914)
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Zeuzeropecten castaneus is a moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in Madagascar.[1]
This is a large heavy moth with a wingspan of 70 mm (male). The frontwings are white, with chestnut reticulations, a faint post-median line, and another near the base. The hindwings are similar but duller.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ afromoths.net
- ^ Kenrick, 1914a. New or little known Heterocera from Madagascar. - Transactions of the entomological Society of London 1913(4):p.589, pls. 31–32