African Moths Gambia


     

Euproctis punctifera (Walker, 1855)

 

SYNONYMS
Aroa punctifera, Euproctis gaudens, Laupera gaudens, Hypogymna melanura,

 

SPECIES IN GENUS :- 161
aethiopica, bicolor, bigutta, chrysophaea, crocata, croceisticta, dewitzi, divisa, erythropoecila, fulvipennis, geminata, hargreavesi, neavei, onii, pallida, plagiata, punctifera, quadrifascia, rubicosta, rufopunctata, sanguigutta, terminalis, varians,

 

DISTRIBUTION
Mozambique, South Africa,

 

LARVAL FOODPLANTS
Acalypha glabrata, Mimusops discolor, Ricinus communis, Manilkara discolor,

Euproctis punctifera
Upperside (ZA)
 
Upperside (ZA)
 
Upperside
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Photo © Oxford University Museum © R. Goff
 
Photo © Oxford University Museum © R. Goff
Upperside (ZA)
 
Upperside (ZA)
 
Upperside
Euproctis punctifera   Euproctis punctifera   Euproctis punctifera
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Photo © Oxford University Museum © R. Goff
 
Photo © Oxford University Museum © R. Goff
Live (ZA)
 
 
Distribution Map
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