Biology:Ilemodes heterogyna
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Short description: Species of moth
| Ilemodes heterogyna | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Tribe: | Arctiini |
| Subtribe: | Incertae sedis |
| Genus: | Ilemodes |
| Species: | I. heterogyna
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| Binomial name | |
| Ilemodes heterogyna Hampson, 1900
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Ilemodes heterogyna, the broad buttered footman,[1] is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by George Hampson in 1900. It is found in Malawi, South Africa , Uganda, Ethiopia and Kenya.[2]
The larvae feed on lichens.[3]
Subspecies
- Ilemodes heterogyna heterogyna
- Ilemodes heterogyna astrigoides Rothschild, 1933 (Ethiopia, Kenya)
References
- ↑ "Ilemodes heterogyna Hampson, 1900". African Moths. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2019). "Ilemodes heterogyna Hampson, 1900". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/ILEMHETE. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Ilemodes heterogyna Hampson, 1900". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/arctiidae/arctiinae/ilemodes/#heterogyna. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Natural History Museum, London. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusList3.dsml?&FAMILY=Arctiidae&sort=GENUS.
Wikidata ☰ Q13359145 entry
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