Biology:Ocinara ficicola
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Short description: Species of moth
| Ocinara ficicola | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Bombycidae |
| Genus: | Ocinara |
| Species: | O. ficicola
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| Binomial name | |
| Ocinara ficicola (Ormerod, 1889)
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| Synonyms | |
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Ocinara ficicola is a moth in the family Bombycidae. It was described by Eleanor Anne Ormerod in 1889.[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Kenya, Nigeria, Somalia, South Africa and Uganda.[2]
The larvae feed on Ficus species.
References
- โ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Ocinara ficicola". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=68771.
- โ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2018). "Ocinara ficicola (Ormerod, 1889)". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/OCINFICI. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
- 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 ☰ Q13477631 entry
