Leucaloa eugraphica
Leucaloa eugraphica is a moth of the family Erebidae, subfamily Arctiinae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is known from South Africa and Lesotho.
| Leucaloa eugraphica | |
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| In South Africa | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Leucaloa |
| Species: | L. eugraphica |
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| Leucaloa eugraphica (Walker, 1865) | |
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The larvae feed on Thunbergia alata, Heliotropium sp., Lonicera sempervirens, Tagetes erecta and Acacia mearnsii [1]
References
- Walker, 1865. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXXI.– Supplement. 31 (1864): i–iv, 1–321.
- Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 26
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