Chrysopsyche imparilis

Chrysopsyche imparilis is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae first described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1905. It is found in Nigeria, Senegal and South Africa.[1]

Chrysopsyche imparilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lasiocampidae
Subfamily:
Lasiocampinae
Genus:
Chrysopsyche
Species:
C.imparilis
Binomial name
Chrysopsyche imparilis
Synonyms
  • Chrysopsyche ladburyi Bethune-Baker, 1911

Biology

Food plants of this species are Terminalia species (Combretaceae), Combretum species and Gossypium.[2]

References
  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Chrysopsyche imparilis Aurivillius, 1905". Afromoths. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  2. "Chrysopsyche imparilis Aurivillius, 1905". African Moths. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
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