Hypotacha isthmigera

Hypotacha isthmigera is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in Angola, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Namibia, Nigeria, Oman, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania and Yemen.

Hypotacha isthmigera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Hypotacha
Species:
H. isthmigera
Binomial name
Hypotacha isthmigera
Wiltshire, 1968[1]
Synonyms
  • Hypotacha isthmigera ab. striata Wiltshire, 1968
  • Hypotacha isthmigera ab. divisa Wiltshire, 1968
  • Hypotacha isthmigera ab. brunnea Wiltshire, 1968

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Acacia tortilis and Acacia senegal.[2]

References
  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Hypotacha isthmigera Wileman 1968". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. Afro Moths


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