| Afrocerura cameroona | |
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| Species: | A. cameroona |
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| Afrocerura cameroona (Bethune-Baker, 1927) | |
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Afrocerura cameroona is a moth in the family Notodontidae first described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1927. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon and São Tomé & Principe (São Tomé). [1]
The wingspan is about 60 millimetres (2.4 in). Both wings are shining snow white, with a few black markings. The forewings have a trace of an oblique interrupted black dash in the fold and a trace of a median interrupted line, visible as a small black costal mark. There is also a trace of another line in the cell, and a fair sized mark on the inner margin. There is a trace of two very short black costal dashes beyond the cell, followed by a black wedge-shaped costal mark. A bare trace of a black subterminal line is mainly noticeable by a fair sized black mark on the inner margin almost in the tornus. The hindwings are uniform white. [2]
Apamea crenata, known as the clouded-bordered brindle, is a moth in the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout the Palearctic realm. In the North it crosses the Arctic Circle, in the Mediterranean it is found only in cool locations and mountains avoiding very hot areas. In the Alps, it rises to an altitude of about 2000 metres.
Arhopala bazaloides, the Tamil oakblue, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Asia. The Tamil oakblue is found India in, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
Surendra vivarna, the acacia blue, is a species of lycaenid or hairstreak butterfly found in Sri Lanka, India and the Indonesian islands as far as Sulawesi.
Mesapamea secalis, the common rustic, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is found in Europe, north-west Africa, Turkey and northern Iran.
Graphium angolanus, the Angola white lady, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Pseudacraea lucretia, the false diadem or false chief, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Africa.
Maliattha signifera is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858. It is found in south-east Asia, including China, India, Japan, Taiwan, Korea and Thailand as well as in Australia (Queensland).
Nagia linteola is a species of moth in the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. This species occurs in South Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Yemen, the Comoros, Mauritius, Madagascar, Indonesia (Borneo), India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand and in Australia, where it has been recorded from Western Australia, the Northern Territory, Queensland and Victoria.
Pitthea perspicua is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is found in Angola, Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Scalmicauda tessmanni is a moth in the family of Notodontidae first described by Embrik Strand in 1911. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea Gabon, Malawi, South Africa and Ivory Coast.
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Ambia chalcichroalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1906. It is found in South Africa.
Ambia melanalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1906. It is found in South Africa.
Sinomphisa junctilinealis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Sierra Leone and Uganda.
Sufetula nigrescens is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1912. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Madagascar, Nigeria and Sierra Leone.
Syllepte mesoleucalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1898. It is endemic to South Africa.
Udea melanostictalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1916. It is found in Kenya.
Phiala esomelana is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1927. It is found in Cameroon.
Stenoglene pellucida is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by James John Joicey and George Talbot in 1924. It is found in Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Orientale).
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