Planctogystia parvulus is a moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in Madagascar.[1]
| Planctogystia parvulus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cossidae |
| Genus: | Planctogystia |
| Species: | P. parvulus |
| Binomial name | |
| Planctogystia parvulus (Kenrick, 1914) | |
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This is a large, heavy moth with a wingspan of 40 to 64 mm. The frontwings are whitish, covered with cossid reticulations, including a fairly marked median line. On the costa there are 5 black spots. The hindwings are uniformly dark grey.[2]
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