Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lymantriidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Subfamily Lymantriinae | |
Leptepilepta umbrata is a moth of the family Lymantriidae. It is found in north-west Madagascar.
The male of this species has a wingspan of 33mm. Head,front and are yellow, thorax straw yellow, antennae yellow and dark-brown strongly pectinated, abdomen dirty yellow. The forewings are white, almost translucid, hidewings white, shaded grey.
The holotype was found near Ambanja, Sambirano River, Ankarafantsika National Park at an altitude of 250m.
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