Perissomastix madagascarica
Perissomastix madagascarica is a moth of the family Tineidae. It was described by Hungarian entomologist László Anthony Gozmány in 1969 and is found in Madagascar.[1]
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| Species: | P. madagascarica |
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| Perissomastix madagascarica Gozmány, 1969 | |
The wingspan of this species is 18–21 mm. Head, palpi, base of thorax are deep black, antennae brownish yellow. Scalp, thorax and forewings brownish grey, forewings irrorated (sprinkled) with vivid violet scales that are very dense in the costal region.[2]
References
- De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. 2016. Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). World Wide Web electronic publication (www.afromoths.net) (accessed 29 March 2017)
- Gozmány L. A. 1969d. Some Tineid moths (Lepidoptera) from Madagascar. - Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 15(3–4):287–297
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