Ovenna vicaria

Ovenna vicaria, the ubiquitous footman, is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in Africa, where it has been recorded from Angola, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda and Zambia.[2] Records from the Oriental region refer to Brunia antica.

Ubiquitous footman
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Arctiinae
Genus:
Ovenna
Species:
O. vicaria
Binomial name
Ovenna vicaria
(Walker, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Lithosia vicaria Walker, 1854
  • Brunia vicaria[1]
  • Lithosia imitans Mabille, 1878
  • Eilema desiccata Kiriakoff, 1954

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Brunia vicaria (Walker, 1854)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Brunia vicaria (Walker, 1854)". Afromoths. Retrieved January 30, 2018.


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