Biology:Negera natalensis

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Short description: Species of hook-tip moth

Negera natalensis
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Negera
Species:
N. natalensis
Binomial name
Negera natalensis
(Felder, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Ctenogyna natalensis Felder, 1874
  • Ancistrota geometroides Holland, 1893

Negera natalensis is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Felder in 1874.[1] It is found in Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa , Tanzania, Gambia, Uganda and Zambia.[2]

The larvae feed on Pavetta lanceolata and Coffea species.

Subspecies

  • Negera natalensis natalensis (South Africa)
  • Negera natalensis geometroides (Holland, 1893) (Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia)
  • Negera natalensis parviluma Watson, 1965 (Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Senegal, Gambia)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13856702 entry