Egybolis vaillantina

African Peach Moth
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.

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