Pericyma atrifusa

Pericyma atrifusa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Pericyma
Species:	P. atrifusa
Binomial name
	Pericyma atrifusa; (Hampson, 1902)
Synonyms
	Homoptera atrifusa Hampson, 1902;

Pericyma atrifusa is a moth of the family Erebidae.

Distribution

It is found in Botswana, Kenya and South Africa.[1][2]

Biology

The larvae feed on Fabaceae: Acacia senegal and Acacia tortilis [3]

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References

"Pericyma atrifusa (Hampson, 1902)". AfroMoths.
"Pericyma atrifusa, (Hampson, 1902)". African Moths.
Agassiz, D. J. L. & Harper, D. M. (2009). "The Macrolepidoptera fauna of Acacia in the Kenyan Rift Valley (Part 1)" (PDF). 19 (1). Tropical Lepidoptera Research: 4–8. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)

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[1] "Pericyma atrifusa (Hampson, 1902)". AfroMoths.

[2] "Pericyma atrifusa, (Hampson, 1902)". African Moths.

[3] Agassiz, D. J. L. & Harper, D. M. (2009). "The Macrolepidoptera fauna of Acacia in the Kenyan Rift Valley (Part 1)" (PDF). 19 (1). Tropical Lepidoptera Research: 4–8. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)