Epilacydes scita
Appearance
Epilacydes scita | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Genus: | Epilacydes |
Species: | E. scita
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Binomial name | |
Epilacydes scita (Walker, [1865])
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Epilacydes scita is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in Ghana, Senegal, Sierra Leone,[1] Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Gambia, Kenya, Nigeria and Tanzania.[2]
The larvae feed on grasses.
References
[edit]- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Epilacydes scita (Walker, 1865)". Afromoths. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- ^ "African Moths". Archived from the original on 2013-12-05. Retrieved 2013-11-19.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.