''Gymnogramma candidella'' is a

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

of the family

Lacturidae The Lacturidae comprise a family of moths in the superfamily Zygaenoidea. Brightly coloured tropical moths, the Lacturidae have been previously placed in the Plutellidae, Yponomeutidae : ''Certain members of the unrelated snout moths (Pyralidae ...

. It was described in 1963 by French entomologist

Pierre Viette Pierre E. L. Viette (29 June 1921 – 30 April 2011) was a French entomologist. He attended university in Dijon during the German occupation of France in World War II, then spent his entire career at the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle in P ...

and is only known from

Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f ...

. This species has a wingspan of 32–37 mm. Antennae are grey yellowish. Head, palpi, abdomen and thorax are white. The forewings and hindwings are entirely white.Viette P. (1963). "Descriptions de quelques nouveaux Microlépidoptères de Madagascar et des Comores". ''Lambillionea''. 62 (3–6): 23–30. The types were provided from

Antsalova Antsalova is a town and commune () in western Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Antsalova, which is a part of Melaky Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 58,280 in 2018. Antsalova is served by a local ...

in western Madagascar (II-1957).

References

Zygaenoidea Moths of Madagascar Moths described in 1963 Endemic fauna of Madagascar {{Zygaenoidea-stub