Biology:Epilacydes scita
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Short description: Species of moth
| Epilacydes scita | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Epilacydes |
| Species: | E. scita
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| Binomial name | |
| Epilacydes scita (Walker, [1865])
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Epilacydes scita is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in Ghana, Senegal, Sierra Leone,[1] Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Gambia, Kenya, Nigeria and Tanzania.[2]
The larvae feed on grasses.
References
- ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Epilacydes scita (Walker, 1865)". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/EPILSCIT. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- ↑ "African Moths". http://www.africanmoths.com/pages/ARCTIIDAE/ARCTIINAE/epilacydes_scita.htm.
- Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Natural History Museum, London. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusList3.dsml?&FAMILY=Arctiidae&sort=GENUS.
Wikidata ☰ Q15636770 entry
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