Tolna sypnoides
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| Tolna sypnoides | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Erebinae |
| Genus: | Tolna |
| Species: | T. sypnoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Tolna sypnoides (Butler, 1878) | |
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Tolna sypnoides is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family.
It is found in Africa, including Nigeria Sierra Leone, Ghana, South Africa, Madagascar and other islands of the Indian Ocean[1]
The caterpillars feed on Mango trees (Mangifera indica), Schinus terebinthifolius, both of the family of Anacardiaceae and Syzygium cumini (Myrtaceae).[2]
Their wingspan is around 70mm.
Tolna sypnoides male
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Tolna sypnoides
References
- ↑ www.afromoths.net
- ↑ Breniere & Dubois, 1965. Catalogue des Insectes nuisibles aux Cultures malgaches. Institut de recherches Agronomique à Madagascar. 43
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