Beralade obliquata

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Beralade obliquata
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B. obliquata
Binomial name
Beralade obliquata
(Klug, 1830)

Beralade obliquata is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae first described by Johann Christoph Friedrich Klug in 1830. [1] [2] It is found from Morocco to Egypt and Sudan.

The wingspan is 15–18 mm. The moths are on wing from February to April and from April to September in two generations.

The larvae feed on Acacia raddiana .

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Beralade Walker, 1855". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
  2. "Beralade Walker, 1855". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved September 26, 2018.