Conservula Malagasa
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''Conservula malagasa'' is a
moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
of the family
Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...
. It is found in
Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...
and the
Comoros The Comoros,, ' officially the Union of the Comoros,; ar, الاتحاد القمري ' is an independent country made up of three islands in southeastern Africa, located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean. It ...
Gaede described this species as close to ''
Conservula sinensis ''Conservula'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1874. Description Its eyes are naked and without lashes. The proboscis is fully developed. Palpi upturned and reaching vertex of head, thickly sca ...
'' Hampson, 1908 with a wingspan of 27 mmArchive.org - ''Internationale entomologische Zeitschrift'' 9.Jahrg. (1915-1916), page 79/80
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Moths described in 1915 Amphipyrinae Moths of Madagascar Moths of the Comoros {{Amphipyrinae-stub