Afronyctemera itokina

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Afronyctemera itokina
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Afronyctemera
Species:
A. itokina
Binomial name
Afronyctemera itokina
(Aurivillius, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Deilemera itokinaAurivillius, 1904
  • Nyctemera itokina(Aurivillius, 1904)
  • Deilemera marcidaSwinhoe, 1906
  • Deilemera camerunicaStrand, 1909
  • Deilemera planaWichgraf, 1921

Afronyctemera itokina [1] or Nyctemera itokina is a moth of the family Erebidae. [2] [3] It was described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1904. [1] [2] [3] It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. [1] [2]

The larvae feed on Senecio species. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Savela, Markku. "Afronyctemera Dubatolov, 2006". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2011–2025). "Nyctemera itokina (Aurivillius, 1904)". Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Nyctemera itokina Aurivillius, 1904". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.25.128. 8 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.


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