African Moths Gambia


     

Knappetra fasciata (Walker, 1855)

Banded Euproctis.

SYNONYMS
Dulchia fasciata, Euproctis fasciata, Artaxa squamiplaga, Euproctis suzanna, Euproctis torrida, Nygmia fasciata,

 

SPECIES IN GENUS :- 2
arenacea, fasciata,

 

DISTRIBUTION
Angola, Congo, DRCongo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe,

 

LARVAL FOODPLANTS
Combretum platypetalum, Vachellia (Acacia) xanthophloea, Vachelia (Acacia) tortilis, Vachellia (Acacia) karroo, Acacia mollissima, Theobromia cacao, Cassia tormenosa, Protea bracteata, Protea caffra, Burkea africana, Dombeya rotundifolia, Lannea discolor, Ochna pulchra, Pyrus malus, Senna hirsuta, Anacardium occidentale, Ziziphus jujuba, Terminalia ivorensis,

Knappetra fasciata
Upperside (GM)
 
Upperside (SL)
 
Upperside (SL)
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form torrida (ZM)
 
form torrida (ZM)
 
form stellata (ZA)
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form stellata (ZA)
 

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Underside (GM)

 
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Egg batch (GM)
Knappetra fasciata
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Larvae (SL)
 
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Larva (SL)
 
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Pupa (SL)
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Live (ZA)
 
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Live (ZA)
 
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Distribution Map
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