Egybolis vaillantina
African peach moth | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Egybolis |
Species: | E. vaillantina |
Binomial name | |
Egybolis vaillantina Stoll, 1790 | |
The African peach moth (Egybolis vaillantina) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Afrotropic ecozone.
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The wingspan is about 60 mm. The moths are day-active.
Gallery
- Newly hatched
- Extending wings
- Drying wings
References
External links
Media related to Egybolis vaillantina at Wikimedia Commons- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Egybolis vaillantina". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
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