Chrysopsyche mirifica

Chrysopsyche mirifica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lasiocampidae
Genus:	Chrysopsyche
Species:	C. mirifica
Binomial name
Chrysopsyche mirifica (Butler, 1878)
Synonyms
Choerotriche mirificaButler, 1878 Chrysopsyche mirifica leptophyesTams, 1936 Lasiocampa maeraSchaus, 1893 Lasiocampa radeiDewitz, 1881

Chrysopsyche mirifica is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878. It is found in Angola, Sierra Leone, Cameroon and Nigeria. ^[1]

Biology

Food-plants of this species are Alchornea cordifolia , Eucalyptus species, Neoboutonia species, Quisqualis indica and Rosa species. ^[2]

References

1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Chrysopsyche mirifica (Butler, 1878)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
2. "Chrysopsyche mirifica (Butler, 1878)". African Moths. Archived from the original on February 26, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2018.