Anaphe panda

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]

Anaphe panda
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A. panda
Binomial name
Anaphe panda
(Boisduval, 1847)
Synonyms
  • Bombyx panda Boisduval, 1847
  • Anaphe infracta Walsingham, 1885
  • Anaphe panda var. leplaei MaynĂ©, 1914

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.


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