Biology:Ilemodes heterogyna

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Short description: Species of moth

Ilemodes heterogyna
Ilemodes heterogyna.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Tribe: Arctiini
Subtribe: Incertae sedis
Genus: Ilemodes
Species:
I. heterogyna
Binomial name
Ilemodes heterogyna
Hampson, 1900
Synonyms
  • Ilemodes heterogenea Gaede, 1926

Ilemodes heterogyna, the broad buttered footman,[1] is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by George Hampson in 1900. It is found in Malawi, South Africa , Uganda, Ethiopia and Kenya.[2]

The larvae feed on lichens.[3]

Subspecies

  • Ilemodes heterogyna heterogyna
  • Ilemodes heterogyna astrigoides Rothschild, 1933 (Ethiopia, Kenya)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13359145 entry