Phazaca theclata

Phazaca theclata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Uraniidae
Subfamily: Epipleminae
Genus: Phazaca
Species: P. theclata
Binomial name
Phazaca theclata
(Guenée, 1858)[1]
Synonyms
  • Dirades theclata
  • Erosia theclata Guenee 1857
  • Erosia sigillata Mabille, 1898
  • Dirades binotata Walker, 1866

Phazaca theclata is a moth of the Uraniidae family. It is known from Africa south of the Sahara, from Saudi Arabia, as well as from India, Japan, Myanmar, Nepal and Sri Lanka.[2]

Its wingspan is around 17 mm and its larvae feeds on Verbenaceae species, including Stachytarpheta urticifolia.

References

  1. ↑
    • Guenée, A. M. 1857b. In: Boisduval, J. A. B. & Guenée, A. Histoire naturelle des insectes. Spécies général des Lépidoptères. X. Uranides et Phalénites. Tome II. - — 10:1–584.
  2. ↑ Afromoth

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