Maculonaclia itsikiorya is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Paul Griveaud in 1969. It is found in eastern Madagascar.[1]
Maculonaclia itsikiorya | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Genus: | Maculonaclia |
Species: | M. itsikiorya
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Binomial name | |
Maculonaclia itsikiorya Griveaud, 1969
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This species has a wingspan of 22 mm. It has narrow, elongated forewings of black with four yellow spots. The species is close to Maculonaclia leopardina and the holotype was provided from the region north of Maroantsetra.[2]
References
edit- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Maculonaclia itsikiorya Griveaud, 1969". Afromoths. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
- ^ Griveaud, P. (1969). "Amatidae nouveaux ou peu connus de Madagascar (Lep.)". Bulletin de Madagascar. 274: 3–20.