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Epanaphe moloneyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Notodontidae
Subfamily: Thaumetopoeinae
Genus: Epanaphe
Species: E. moloneyi
Binomial name
Epanaphe moloneyi
(H. Druce, 1887)
Synonyms
  • Anaphe moloneyi H. Druce, 1887

Epanaphe moloneyi is a moth in the family of Notodontidae that is found in Africa. The species was first described by Herbert Druce in 1887.

Distribution

It is known from Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, the Gambia and Uganda.

Biology

Known host plants of this species are: Cassia species (Fabaceae), Triplochiton scleroxylon (Malvaceae), Rourea coccinea (Connaraceae). Albizia species, Bridelia micrantha, Ficus platyphylla, Isoberlinia doka, Macrolobium species, Pericopsis laxiflora and Senna siamea.

References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Epanaphe moloneyi (Druce, 1887)". Afromoths. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  2. Wagner, M. R.; Cobbinah, J. R. & Bosu, P. P. (2008). Forest Entomology in West Tropical Africa. Forest Insects of Ghana. Second Edition. - —:i–lxx, 1–244.
  3. "Epanaphe moloneyi (Druce, 1887)", African Moths. With images.
Taxon identifiers
Epanaphe moloneyi


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