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Digama ostentata | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Digama |
Species: | D. ostentata |
Binomial name | |
Digama ostentata Distant, 1899 | |
Digama ostentata is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Africa, and is most commonly seen in Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. [1]
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