Pericyma atrifusa

Pericyma atrifusa is a moth of the family Erebidae.

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

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

  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)



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