Biology:Zeuctoboarmia hyrax

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Zeuctoboarmia hyrax
Geometrid Moth (Zeuctoboarmia hyrax) with Planthopper (Dyctiopharidae) (16284960847).jpg
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Z. hyrax
Binomial name
Zeuctoboarmia hyrax
(Townsend, 1952)[1]
Synonyms
  • Paracotis hyrax Townsend, 1952

Zeuctoboarmia hyrax, is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm, where it has been recorded from Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Sierra Leone, South Africa , Sudan, Tanzania, Yemen and Zimbabwe. The larvae feed on the pepper-tree Schinus molle.[2]

References

  1. Townsend A. L. H. 1952. Four new Kenya moths. - Journal of the East African Natural History Society 20:68—71.
  2. Zeuctoboarmia hyrax. AfroMoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species. Retrieved 6 October 2016.

Wikidata ☰ Q14526378 entry