Tagoropsis monsarrati

Tagoropsis monsarrati
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Saturniidae
Genus:	Tagoropsis
Species:	T. monsarrati
Binomial name
	Tagoropsis monsarrati; Griveaud, 1966

Tagoropsis monsarrati is a moth of the family Saturniidae first described by Paul Griveaud in 1966. It is native to central Madagascar.[1]

The males of this species have a wingspan of about 56 mm, females 68 mm. Head and front are ochreous red, antennae brownish red. The wings are greyish, with dark grey transversal lines, with spots of whitish scales.[2]

References

De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Maltagorea monsarrati Griveaud, 1968". Afromoths. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
Griveaud, Paul. (1966). "Contribution à l'étude des Sphingidae et des Attacidae de la région malgache (Lep.)". Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France. 73:145–149, pls. 3, 4.

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[1] De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Maltagorea monsarrati Griveaud, 1968". Afromoths. Retrieved November 17, 2017.

[2] Griveaud, Paul. (1966). "Contribution à l'étude des Sphingidae et des Attacidae de la région malgache (Lep.)". Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France. 73:145–149, pls. 3, 4.