African Moths Gambia


     

Loryma basalis, (Walker, 1866)

Basal Pyrale.

SYNONYMS
Aglossa basalis, Philotis punctilimbalis, Philotis radamalis, Essina atribasalis, Pyralis dentibasalis, Anabostra signaticosta,

 

SPECIES IN GENUS :- 20
actenioides, albilinealis, alluaudalis, ambovonbealis, athalialis, basalis, callos, centrafricalis, discimacula, gigantalis, itremoalis, masamalis, punctilinealis, radamalis, radialis, recusata, sentiusalis, sinuosalis, socotrensis, varians,

 

DISTRIBUTION
DRCongo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe,

 

LARVAL FOODPLANTS
Unknown,

Loryma basalis
Upperside (ZW)
 
Upperside (KE)
 
Upperside (KE)
Loryma basalis   Loryma basalis   Loryma basalis
Photo: R. Butler
 
Photo: Oxford Museum
 
Photo: Oxford Museum
Upperside (KE)
 
Upperside (GM
 
Upperside (GM)
Loryma basalis   Loryma basalis   Loryma basalis
Photo: Oxford Museum
 
 
Underside (GM)
 
Live (GM)
 
Live (ZA)
Loryma basalis   Loryma basalis   Loryma basalis
 
 
Photo: A. Liebenberg
Live (GM)
 
Live (ZA)
 
Distribution Map
Loryma basalis   Loryma basalis   map
 
Photo: L. Smith