Thyretes caffra

Thyretes caffra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Thyretes
Species: T. caffra
Binomial name
Thyretes caffra
Wallengren, 1863

Thyretes caffra is a moth in the Arctiidae family. It was described by Wallengren in 1863. It is found in Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Gambia, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[1]

The larvae feed on Acacia karroo.

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