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 Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1847. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania and the Gambia.[1]

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

References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Anaphe panda (Boisduval, 1847)". Afromoths. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  • Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.


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