Mallocampa jaensis
Mallocampa jaensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lasiocampidae |
Genus: | Mallocampa |
Species: | M. jaensis |
Binomial name | |
Mallocampa jaensis Bethune-Baker, 1927 | |
Mallocampa jaensis is a moth in the family Lasiocampidae. It was described by Bethune-Baker in 1927.[1] It is found in Cameroon.[2]
The wingspan is about 86 mm for females and 50 mm for males. The forewings are greyish olive brown, with the base dark for a restricted area, followed by a paler stripe and then by a double irregular angled line. The cell and a small median area are dark brownish grey and there is a white spot at the end of the cell, as well as a postmedian double, irregular, subcrenulate line defining the dark median area. The apex and termen are darkish. The hindwings are uniform sooty brown.[3]
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