Naroma varipes

Fig tree moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lymantriidae
Subfamily: Lymantrinae
Tribe: Lymantrini
Genus: Naroma
Species: N. varipes
Binomial name
Naroma varipes
(Walker, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Hysibada varipes Walker, 1865
  • Woerdenia weyenberghi Snellen, 1872
  • Dasychira mabilli Rochenbrune, 1884
  • Orgyia mabilli[1]

The Fig tree moth (Naroma varipes) is a species of moth in the family Lymantriidae, that is native to tropical and southern Africa.[1] Its larval food plants include the fig species F. thonningii, F. sur and F. natalensis.[1] They have white hind-wings and creamy white fore-wings, that are marked with a row of dark dots.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Goff, R. "Naroma varipes, (Walker, 1865)". African Moths. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
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