Rhodogastria similis
Rhodogastria similis is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Heinrich Benno Möschler in 1884. It is found in South Africa and Zimbabwe.[1]
| Rhodogastria similis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Rhodogastria |
| Species: | R. similis |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhodogastria similis (Möschler, 1884) | |
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The larvae feed on Pelargonium species and Prunus armeniaca.[2]
References
- De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Rhodogastria similis (Möschler, 1884)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
- Savela, Markku. "Rhodogastria similis (Möschler, 1884)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
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