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Megacephalomana stygium

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Noctuidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Subfamily
  
Calpinae

Megacephalomana stygium is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae (owlet moths). It is found in Madagascar.

This species has a big head, with bipectinated antennaes with a length of 2/3 of the forewings. Head and chest are black-brown, antennae darkbrown, forewings black-brown with some violet shine and 3 dented transversal lines. It has a wingspan of 46mm.

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Megacephalomana stygium Wikipedia