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Disparctia vittata

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Disparctia vittata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Disparctia
Species:
D. vittata
Binomial name
Disparctia vittata
(H. Druce, 1898)
Synonyms
  • Spilarctia vittata H. Druce, 1898
  • Creatonotos vittata var. buea Strand, 1913

Disparctia vittata is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1898. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Uganda.[1]

The larvae feed on Veronia amygdalina, Cordia abyssinica, Manihot esculentus and Phytolacca dodecandra.[2]

References

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  1. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Disparctia vittata (Druce, 1898)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Disparctia vittata (Druce, 1898)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 26, 2019.