Grammodes congenita
Appearance
Grammodes congenita | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Grammodes |
Species: | G. congenita
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Binomial name | |
Grammodes congenita Walker, 1858
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Grammodes congenita [1] is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Africa, including South Africa, Eswatini and Madagascar.
Foodplants of the larvae of this species are Cistus salvifolius, Rubus sp., Smilax sp. and Polygonum sp..[2] This species also figures on a $100 stamp of Cabo Verde from 1999.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Poole, R. W. (1989). Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series) Fascicle 118, Noctuidae Archived 2009-09-23 at the Wayback Machine. CRC Press. ISBN 0-916846-45-8, ISBN 978-0-916846-45-9.
- ^ Africanmoths
- ^ www.butterflystamps.co.kr