Thyrosticta contigua is a species of moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It is native to Madagascar.[1]

Thyrosticta contigua
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Thyrosticta
Species:
T. contigua
Binomial name
Thyrosticta contigua
(Saalmüller, 1884)
Synonyms
  • Dysauxes contigua (Saalmüller, 1884)
  • Dubianaclia contigua

Its frontwings are black-brownish with 5 yellow spots, the wingspan is 26 mm.[2]

References

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  1. ^ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Dubianaclia contigua (Saalmüller, 1884)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  2. ^ Archive.org: Saalmüller, 1891, Lepidopteren von Madagaskar