Chrysopsyche imparilis

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Chrysopsyche imparilis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lasiocampidae
Genus: Chrysopsyche
Species:
C. imparilis
Binomial name
Chrysopsyche imparilis
Synonyms
  • Chrysopsyche ladburyiBethune-Baker, 1911

Chrysopsyche imparilis is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae first described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1905. It is found in Nigeria, Senegal and South Africa. [1]

Biology

Food plants of this species are Terminalia species (Combretaceae), Combretum species and Gossypium . [2]

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References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Chrysopsyche imparilis Aurivillius, 1905". Afromoths. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  2. "Chrysopsyche imparilis Aurivillius, 1905" Archived 2018-02-26 at the Wayback Machine . African Moths. Retrieved September 16, 2018.