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| Species: | I. pulinda |
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| Isturgia pulinda (Walker, 1860) | |
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Isturgia pulinda is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1860. [1] The species has a widespread distribution from the African countries of Botswana, Ethiopia, the Gambia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe to Saudi Arabia and Yemen towards the Indian subregion and Sri Lanka. [2] In Europe, it is found in the Canary Islands, Spain, Portugal and the Cape Verde Islands. [3]
Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera. Most lepidopterans are moths, and there are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.
Francis Walker was an English entomologist. He was one of the most prolific authors in entomology, and stirred controversy during his later life as his publications resulted in a huge number of junior synonyms.
Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966. Since then, it has been a representative republic, with a consistent record of uninterrupted democratic elections and the best perceived corruption ranking in Africa since at least 1998. It is currently Africa's oldest continuous democracy.
Host plants of the caterpillar include Acacia tortilis , Acacia hirtella , Acacia nilotica , Acacia cyanophylla and Acacia karoo . [4] Pupation occurs in a cocoon made by leaf litter. [3]
