Epilacydes scita
Epilacydes scita is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in Ghana, Senegal, Sierra Leone,[1] Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Gambia, Kenya, Nigeria and Tanzania.[2]
| Epilacydes scita | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Epilacydes |
| Species: | E. scita |
| Binomial name | |
| Epilacydes scita (Walker, [1865]) | |
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The larvae feed on grasses.
References
- De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Epilacydes scita (Walker, 1865)". Afromoths. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- "African Moths". Archived from the original on 2013-12-05. Retrieved 2013-11-19.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
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