''Pandesma decaryi'' 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 native to central & south-western Madagascar. Berio described this species in 1966 as looking very similar to ''

Pandesma anysa ''Pandesma anysa'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is native to south-eastern Asia, including India and subtropical Africa. It is an introduced species in Hawaii. The larvae feed on the leaves of ''Pithecellobium dulce'', ''Acacia'' and '' ...

'' Guenée, 1852 as found in

Eritrea Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia ...

. It has a wingspan of 38mm.Berio, E. 1966e. ''Descrizione di nuove Noctuidae Africane e note sinonimiche''. - Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 76:131

References

Pandesmini Moths described in 1966 Moths of Africa Moths of Madagascar Taxa named by Pierre Viette {{Catocalini-stub