Anaphe venata

Anaphe venata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Anaphe
Species: A. venata
Binomial name
Anaphe venata
Butler, 1878
Synonyms
  • Anaphe venata var. nyansae Strand, 1910
  • Anaphe sericea Karsch, 1895

Anaphe venata is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It was described by Butler in 1878. It lives in Angola, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Tanzania and Togo.[1]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Triplochiton scleroxylon, Cola verticillata and Cola ballayi.

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