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Megacephalomana rivulosum

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Megacephalomana rivulosum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Megacephalomana
Species:
M. rivulosum
Binomial name
Megacephalomana rivulosum
(Saalmüller, 1880)
Synonyms
  • Megacephalom rivulosum Saalmüller, 1881

Megacephalomana rivulosum is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae (owlet moths). It is found in Madagascar.[1]

Forewings, head and thorax of this species are violet-brown, hindwings and abdomen a little more greyish. It has 4 pale traversal lines. It has a wingspan of 46mm.[2]

References

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  1. ^ afromoths.net
  2. ^ Saalmüller, Max, 1892, Lepideptoren von Madagaskar - "Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft"; page 449, ref. 761; Fig. 135