Anaphe panda

Anaphe panda
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Anaphe
Species: A. panda
Binomial name
Anaphe panda
(Boisduval, 1847)
Synonyms
  • Bombyx panda Boisduval, 1847
  • Anaphe infracta Walsingham, 1885
  • Anaphe panda var. leplaei Mayné, 1914

Anaphe panda is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It was described by Boisduval in 1847. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania and Gambia.[1]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Bridelia species and Chaetocarpus africanus.

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, January 19, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.