Lymantria Leucophaes
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''Lymantica leucophaes'' is a moth of the family
Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...
. It is found in eastern Madagascar. The forewings of this species are white, with 6 prominent russet patches along the costa and traces of 3 fasciae of russet. Hindwings are russet with whitish towards the base. The expanse of the males is 38 mm.Collenette, 1936, ''New Lymantriidae from Madagascar'', Novitates Zoologicae XL., 1936, pages 168, Plate 12, fig.34


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Lymantriinae Moths described in 1936 Moths of Madagascar Moths of Africa {{Lymantriidae-stub