Grammodes congenita

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Grammodes congenita
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Grammodes
Species:
G. congenita
Binomial name
Grammodes congenita
Walker, 1858
Synonyms
  • Grammodes exclusivaPagenstecher, 1907

Grammodes congenita [1] is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Africa, including South Africa, Eswatini and Madagascar.

Foodplants of the larvae of this species are Cistus salvifolius , Rubus sp., Smilax sp. and Polygonum sp.. [2] This species also figures on a $100 stamp of Cabo Verde from 1999. [3]

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References

  1. Poole, R. W. (1989). Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series) Fascicle 118, Noctuidae Archived 2009-09-23 at the Wayback Machine . CRC Press. ISBN   0-916846-45-8, ISBN   978-0-916846-45-9.
  2. Africanmoths
  3. www.butterflystamps.co.kr