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Tegiapa steganioides, Ivoloina park,Madagascar Puzzled by this beauty. The overall pattern of dull brown mixed with areas of complex lining on yellow reminds of species in the Nematocampa genus. Yet this is an American genus, and the pattern seems upside down.<br /> <br /> Closer to Madagascar there is Achaea illustrata:<br /> <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/10986575" rel="nofollow">https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/10986575</a><br /> <br /> Yet not a match, and possibly misidentified. Africa,Geotagged,Ivoloina park,LepiLED,Madagascar,Madagascar 2019,Tegiapa steganioides,Winter,World Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Tegiapa steganioides, Ivoloina park,Madagascar

Puzzled by this beauty. The overall pattern of dull brown mixed with areas of complex lining on yellow reminds of species in the Nematocampa genus. Yet this is an American genus, and the pattern seems upside down.

Closer to Madagascar there is Achaea illustrata:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/10986575

Yet not a match, and possibly misidentified.

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
    Lion
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    Definitely gorgeous and mysterious! Maybe related to this unidentified beauty:
    https://www.thaibugs.com/wp-content/gallery/noctuids-other/Lopharthrum%20like%20comprimens%202.jpg     Posted 5 years ago
  2. View Alexandre_Laporte's profile
    Alexandre_Laporte
    Green Fly
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    Tegiapa steganioides Hacker, Fiebig & Stadie, 2019 (Erebidae, Boletobiinae)

    Remark : Known only from the African continent (Hacker, 2019), Probably new record for Madagascar !     Posted 2 years ago, modified 2 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Aexandre, thank you very much! Knowledge about Madagascar moth is so scarce and obscure, I'm thrilled that you have found us. Posted 2 years ago

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The Tegiapa steganioides

Tegiapa steganioides is an owlet moth in the Tegiapa genus.

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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Mar 1, 2020. Captured Jul 23, 2019 21:35 in Unnamed Road, Madagascar.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/16.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO64
  • 105mm
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