Pericyma polygramma
Pericyma polygramma is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1913. It is found in subtropical Africa and is known from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, South Africa and Madagascar.[1]
| Pericyma polygramma | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Pericyma |
| Species: | P. polygramma |
| Binomial name | |
| Pericyma polygramma Hampson, 1913 | |
It has a wingspan of approx. 32–38 mm.[2]
References
- De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Pericyma polygramma Hampson, 1913". Afromoths. Retrieved February 13, 2020. Note: This source has Pericyma polygramma as a synonym of Pericyma mendax (Walker, 1858).
- Hampson (1913). biodiversitylibrary.org Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the Collection of the British Museum (Natural History). XIII. Noctuidae. 13: i–xiv, p.311/312
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