Pericyma vinsonii

Pericyma vinsonii
Pericyma vinsonii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Erebinae
Genus: Pericyma
Species: P. vinsonii
Binomial name
Pericyma vinsonii
(Guenée, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Homoptera vinsonii Guenée, 1862

Pericyma vinsonii is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found in Mauritius, La Réunion and Madagascar.[1]

It has a wingspan of approx. 34 mm for the males and 41 mm for the females. Their larvae are commonly found on Delonix regia,[2] a Fabaceae but most probably they are polyphage, as the adults can also be found up to altitudes of 1000m were this plant isn't found.[3]

Referencences

  1. afromoths.net
    • Guenée, 1862. Lépidoptères. – In: Maillard, L., Notes sur l'île de la Réunion (Bourbon) (Annexe G):1–72; pls. 12–13
  2. Martiré & Rochat, 2008. Les papillons de La Réunion et leurs chenilles, p.399
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