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 Noctuidae family. It is found in the Afrotropic ecozone.
The wingspan is about 60 mm. The moths are day-active.
The larvae feed on peach and Sapindus species.
Gallery
- Newly hatched
- Extending wings
- Drying wings
References
External links
- Media related to Egybolis vaillantina at Wikimedia Commons
- Egybolis vaillantina at The Global Lepidoptera Names Index, Natural History Museum
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