Disparctia vittata
Disparctia vittata is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1898. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Uganda.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Disparctia |
| Species: | D. vittata |
| Binomial name | |
| Disparctia vittata (H. Druce, 1898) | |
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The larvae feed on Veronia amygdalina, Cordia abyssinica, Manihot esculentus and Phytolacca dodecandra.[2]
References
- De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Disparctia vittata (Druce, 1898)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
- Savela, Markku. "Disparctia vittata (Druce, 1898)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
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