Chrysopsyche mirifica

Chrysopsyche mirifica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lasiocampidae
Subfamily: Lasiocampinae
Genus: Chrysopsyche
Species: C. mirifica
Binomial name
Chrysopsyche mirifica
(Butler, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Choerotriche mirifica Butler, 1878
  • Chrysopsyche mirifica leptophyes Tams, 1936
  • Lasiocampa maera Schaus, 1893
  • Lasiocampa radei Dewitz, 1881

Chrysopsyche mirifica is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878. It is found in Angola, Sierra Leone, Cameroon and Nigeria.[1]

Biology

Food-plants of this species are Alchornea cordifolia, Eucalyptus species, Neoboutonia species, Quisqualis indica and Rosa species.[2]

References

  1. ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Chrysopsyche mirifica (Butler, 1878)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Chrysopsyche mirifica (Butler, 1878)". African Moths. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
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