Leucaloa eugraphica
Species of moth endemic to Southern Africa
| Leucaloa eugraphica | |
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| In South Africa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Leucaloa |
| Species: | L. eugraphica |
| Binomial name | |
| Leucaloa eugraphica (Walker, 1865) | |
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Leucaloa eugraphica is a moth of the family Erebidae, subfamily Arctiinae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is known from South Africa and Lesotho.
The larvae feed on Thunbergia alata, Heliotropium sp., Lonicera sempervirens, Tagetes erecta and Acacia mearnsii [1]
Gallery
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Markings when wings are closed. -
Close-up of the red caterpillar head. -
Distinctive iridescent blue dots at the base of the spines.
References
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- Walker, 1865. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXXI.– Supplement. 31 (1864): i–iv, 1–321.
- ^ Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 26
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