Rhipidarctia invaria
Rhipidarctia invaria is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1856. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania and Uganda.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Rhipidarctia |
| Species: | R. invaria |
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| Rhipidarctia invaria (Walker, 1856) | |
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The larvae feed on Cola species and Theobroma cacao.
References
- De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Rhipidarctia invaria (Walker, 1856)". Afromoths. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
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