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Latoia albicosta

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Latoia albicosta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Limacodidae
Genus: Latoia
Species:
L. albicosta
Binomial name
Latoia albicosta
(Hampson, 1910)

Latoia albicosta, also known as white edged latoia, is a moth in the genus Latoia in the family Limacodidae.

Distribution

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Latoia albicosta occurs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[1]

Larval foodplants

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Celtis sinensis

The larval foodplant of L. albicosta is Celtis.

References

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  1. ^ "Latoia albicosta (Hampson, 1910)". African Moths. Retrieved 15 October 2022.