Pseudoradiarctia scita
Pseudoradiarctia scita is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, the Gambia, Uganda and Zambia.[1]
| Pseudoradiarctia scita | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Pseudoradiarctia |
| Species: | P. scita |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudoradiarctia scita (Walker, [1865]) | |
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The larvae feed on Cassia tomentosa, Acacia mearnsii, Smilax kraussiana and Tagetes erecta.
References
- De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Pseudoradiarctia scita (Walker, 1865)". Afromoths. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
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