Egybolis

Egybolis is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1847. Its only species, Egybolis vaillantina, the African peach moth, was first described by Caspar Stoll in 1790. It is found in the Afrotropical realm.

African peach moth
Egybolis vaillantina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Egybolis

Boisduval, 1847
Species:
E. vaillantina
Binomial name
Egybolis vaillantina
Stoll, 1790

The wingspan is about 60 mm. The moths are active during the day.

The larvae feed on peach and Sapindus species.

  • Newly hatched
  • Extending wings
  • Drying wings
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References
    • Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Egybolis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
    • Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Egybolis Boisduval, 1847". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
    • Media related to Egybolis at Wikimedia Commons


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