Vegetia ducalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Saturniidae |
Genus: | Vegetia |
Species: | V. ducalis |
Binomial name | |
Vegetia ducalis Jordan, 1922 |
Vegetia ducalis, the ducal princeling, is a species of moth in the family Saturniidae. It was described by Karl Jordan in 1922. It is found in South Africa.
The larvae feed on Eriocephalus umbellatus and Eriosema species.
References
- Jordan, Karl (1922). "A Monograph of the Saturnian Subfamily Ludiinae". Novitates Zoologicae. 29: 291.
- De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Vegetia ducalis Jordan, 1922". Afromoths. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Vegetia ducalis |
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