Biology:Naroma varipes

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Short description: Species of moth


Fig tree moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Lymantriinae
Genus:
Naroma
Species:
N. varipes
Binomial name
Naroma varipes
(Walker, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Hysibada varipes Walker, 1865
  • Woerdenia weyenberghi Snellen, 1872
  • Dasychira mabilli Rochenbrune, 1884
  • Orgyia mabilli[1]

Naroma varipes, the fig tree moth, is a moth in the subfamily Lymantriinae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1865.[2] It is native to tropical and southern Africa.[1] Its larval food plants include the fig species Ficus thonningii, F. sur and F. natalensis.[1] They have white hindwings and creamy white forewings that are marked with a row of dark dots.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Goff, R.. "Naroma varipes (Walker, 1865)". http://www.africanmoths.com/pages/EREBIDAE/LYMANTRIINAE/naroma%20varipes.htm. Retrieved 3 March 2015. 
  2. ↑ Savela, Markku (May 29, 2011). "Naroma varipes (Walker, 1865)". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/erebidae/lymantriinae/naroma/#varipes. Retrieved March 31, 2020. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13478676 entry




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