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Planctogystia parvulus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Cossidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Planctogystia

Planctogystia parvulus is a moth of the Cossidae family. It is found in Madagascar.

This is a large, heavy moth with a wingspan of 40 to 64 mm. The frontwings are whitish, covered with cossid reticulations, including a fairly marked median line. On the costa there are 5 black spots. The hindwings are uniformely dark grey.

References

Planctogystia parvulus Wikipedia