Epilacydes scita

Epilacydes scita is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in Ghana, Senegal, Sierra Leone,[1] Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Gambia, Kenya, Nigeria and Tanzania.[2]

Epilacydes scita
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Epilacydes
Species:
E. scita
Binomial name
Epilacydes scita
(Walker, [1865])
Synonyms
  • Aloa scita Walker, [1865]
  • Estigmene scita

The larvae feed on grasses.

References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Epilacydes scita (Walker, 1865)". Afromoths. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  2. "African Moths". Archived from the original on 2013-12-05. Retrieved 2013-11-19.


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