African Moths Gambia


     

Syllepte retractalis (Hampson, 1912)

 

SYNONYMS
Sylepta retractalis,


SPECIES IN GENUS :- 63
achromalis, albopunctum, amelialis, argillosa, atrisquamalis, attenualis, aureotinctalis, bitjecola, brunneiterminalis, butlerii, christophalis, dentilinea, desmialis, disciselenalis, erebarcha, fulviceps, glebalis, guilboti, hemichionalis, holochralis, hyalescens, kenrickalis, lagoalis, lanatalis, leonalis, maculilinealis, mahafalalis, malgassanalis, melanomma, melanopalis, mesoleucalis, microstictalis, nasonalis, neurogramma, nyanzana, orbiferalis, ovialis, parvipuncta, patagialis, penthodes, posticalis, purpurascens, retractalis, rogationis, rubrifucalis, sakarahalis, sarronalis, secreta, semilugens, straminea, stumpffalis, subcyaneoalba, sulphureotincta, thomealis, torsipex, trifidalis, tumidipes, undulalis, vagans, violacealis, vohilavalis, xanthothorax, xylocraspis,

DISTRIBUTION
DRCongo, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone,


LARVAL FOODPLANTS
Cola nitida, Cola acuminata, Theobroma cacao,

 

Syllepte retractalis
Upperside (SL)
 
Upperside (SL)
 
Upperside (SL)
Syllepte retractalis   Syllepte retractalis   Syllepte retractalis
Photo © R. Goff
 
Photo © R. Goff
 
Photo © R. Revell
Underside (SL)
 
Live (SL)
 
Live (SL)
Syllepte retractalis   Syllepte retractalis   Syllepte retractalis
Photo © R. Goff
 
Photo © R. Goff
 
Photo © R. Goff
 
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