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Dasychira pastor

Synonyms: Mpanjaka pastor (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Mpanjaka pastor is a moth of the family of Erebidae that is found in Central Madagascar. 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.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0