Epilacydes scita
Epilacydes scita | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Clade: | Euarthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Epilacydes |
Species: | E. scita |
Binomial name | |
Epilacydes scita (Walker, [1865]) | |
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Epilacydes scita is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in Ghana, Senegal, Sierra Leone,[1] Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Gambia, Kenya, Nigeria and Tanzania.[2]
The larvae feed on grasses.
References
- ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Epilacydes scita (Walker, 1865)". Afromoths. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- ↑ African Moths
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
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