Biology:Tolna sypnoides

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Short description: Species of moth

Tolna sypnoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Erebinae
Genus:
Tolna
Species:
T. sypnoides
Binomial name
Tolna sypnoides
(Butler, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Achaea sypnoides Butler, 1878
  • Tolna daedalea (Mabille, 1878)
  • Ophiusa daedalea Mabille, 1878
  • Tolna meandrica (Saalmüller, 1891)
  • Dysgonia meandrica Saalmüller, 1891

Tolna sypnoides is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878. It is found in Nigeria Sierra Leone, Ghana and South Africa , as well as in Madagascar and other islands of the Indian Ocean.[1] They have a wingspan of around 70 mm.[citation needed]

The caterpillars of Tolna sypnoides feed on mango trees (Mangifera indica), Schinus terebinthifolius, both of the family of Anacardiaceae and Syzygium cumini (Myrtaceae).[2]

  • Male
    Male
  • Female
    Female

References

  1. ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Tolna sypnoides (Butler, 1878)". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/TOLNSYPN. Retrieved November 17, 2017. 
  2. ↑ Breniere & Dubois (1965). Catalogue des Insectes nuisibles aux Cultures malgaches. Institut de recherches Agronomique à Madagascar. 43.

Wikidata ☰ Q3530606 entry




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