Maculonaclia itsikiorya

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
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Arctiinae
Genus:
Maculonaclia
Species:
M. itsikiorya
Binomial name
Maculonaclia itsikiorya
Griveaud, 1969

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
  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Maculonaclia itsikiorya Griveaud, 1969". Afromoths. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  2. Griveaud, P. (1969). "Amatidae nouveaux ou peu connus de Madagascar (Lep.)". Bulletin de Madagascar. 274: 3–20.


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