Tolna sypnoides

Tolna sypnoides
Tolna sypnoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Erebinae
Genus: Tolna
Species: T. sypnoides
Binomial name
Tolna sypnoides
(Butler, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Achaea sypnoides Butler, 1878
  • Tolna daedalea (Mabille, 1878)
  • Ophiusa daedalea Mabille, 1878
  • Tolna meandrica (Saalmüller, 1891)
  • Dysgonia meandrica Saalmüller, 1891

Tolna sypnoides is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family.

It is found in Africa, including Nigeria Sierra Leone, Ghana, South Africa, Madagascar and other islands of the Indian Ocean[1]

The caterpillars feed on Mango trees (Mangifera indica), Schinus terebinthifolius, both of the family of Anacardiaceae and Syzygium cumini (Myrtaceae).[2]

Their wingspan is around 70mm.

References

  1. ↑ www.afromoths.net
  2. ↑ Breniere & Dubois, 1965. Catalogue des Insectes nuisibles aux Cultures malgaches. Institut de recherches Agronomique à Madagascar. 43
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