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Latoia albicosta

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Species of moth

Latoia albicosta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Limacodidae
Genus: Latoia
Species: L. albicosta
Binomial name
Latoia albicosta
(Hampson, 1910)

Latoia albicosta, also known as white edged latoia, is a moth in the genus Latoia in the family Limacodidae.

Distribution

Latoia albicosta occurs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Larval foodplants

Celtis sinensis

The larval foodplant of L. albicosta is Celtis.

References

  1. "Latoia albicosta (Hampson, 1910)". African Moths. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
Taxon identifiers
Latoia albicosta


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