Epanaphe moloneyi
| Epanaphe moloneyi | |
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| Epanaphe moloneyi | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Thaumetopoeinae |
| Genus: | Epanaphe |
| Species: | E. moloneyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Epanaphe moloneyi (Druce, 1887) | |
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Epanaphe moloneyi is a species of Lepidoptera in the family of Notodontidae that is found in Africa.
Distribution
It is known from Cameroon, Congo, Ghana, Gambia and Uganda.[1]
Biology
Known host-plants of this species are: Cassia sp. (Fabaceae), Triplochiton scleroxylon (Malvaceae), Rourea coccinea (Connaraceae).[2] Albizia sp., Bridelia micrantha, Ficus platyphylla, Isoberlinia doka, Macrolobium sp., Pericopsis laxiflora and Senna siamea.[3]
References
- ↑ afromoths
- ↑ Wagner, M. R., Cobbinah, J. R. & Bosu, P. P. 2008. Forest entomology in West Tropical Africa. Forest insects of Ghana. Second Edition. - — :i–lxx, 1–244.
- ↑ Africanmoths: images & distribution map
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