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Thyretes caffra
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Thyretes
Species:	T. caffra
Binomial name
Thyretes caffra Wallengren, 1863

Thyretes caffra is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Wallengren in 1863. It is found in Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Gambia, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The larvae feed on Acacia karroo.

References

1. Afro Moths

• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog

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• Moths described in 1863
• Syntomini
• Moths of Sub-Saharan Africa
• Syntomini stubs