Pardomima Testudinalis
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''Pardomima testudinalis'' is a
moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...
of the family
Crambidae The Crambidae are the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies includ ...
. It is found in
Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...
. This species has a wingspan of approx. 24 mm with triangular forewings.Saalmüller, Max, 1892, ''Lepideptoren von Madagaskar'' - "Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft", page 506, ref.874


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Moths described in 1880 Spilomelinae Moths of Madagascar Moths of Africa {{Nomophilini-stub