Maltagorea rostaingi Group Comparison Plate

Maltagorea rostaingi male, Lakato, Madagascar,
courtesy of Patrick Basquin.

Maltagorea rostaingi female, 94mm,
Museum of Natural History, Paris

Maltagorea rostaingi male Lakato; Masoala; Brickaville; Sahamamy; Anivorano M. rostaingi male northeastern, lower elevations Note diffuse, pale pink-lilac, grey-white border outside entire forewing pm line; absence of dark spots in male fw. can be reddish or beige-brown Maltagorea mariae male Moramanga S.P.; Lakato; 1100m Maltagorea mariae female Moramanga S.P.; Lakato; 1100m pink to grey suffusions in pm area near apex but not along full length of pm line; many dark spots in pm area of all wings M. pseudomariae male Moramanga S.P.; 1100m female unknown M. pseudomariae female Moramanga S.P.; 1100m weak am line; weak median band; pm line straight; median area slightly lighter than rest of wing dark spots in pm area weaker than in mariae, more grey surrounding those spots M. altivola male Ambositra, Ambatofitorahana, 1750m M. altivola female Ambositra, Ambatofitorahana, 1750m male pm line very dark, pronounced, slightly convex yellow-beige basal, subterminal and inner half of median area with darker brown out half of median area M. ambahona male Massif d'Ankarata, Ambatolampy SP; 1900m female unknown M. ambahona female Massif d'Ankarata, Ambatolampy SP; 1900m diffuse, dark, convex, pre-cell median band parts yellow-beige inner b/m area from dark brown outer m area; pm area beige with greyish-white suffusions near apex