| Ocinara ficicola | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Bombycidae |
| Genus: | Ocinara |
| Species: | O. ficicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Ocinara ficicola (Ormerod, 1889) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ocinara ficicola is a moth in the family Bombycidae. It was described by Eleanor Anne Ormerod in 1889. [1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Kenya, Nigeria, Somalia, South Africa and Uganda. [2]
The larvae feed on Ficus species.
Metachanda is the sole genus in tribe Metachandini of moth subfamily Oecophorinae. Metachandini was originally described as family Metachandidae by Edward Meyrick in 1911, and at the time also contained the genus Chanystis, which is currently unplaced to tribe within Oecophorinae. It has also previously been described as tribe Metachandini of subfamily Gelechiinae.
Microcrambon is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Stanisław Błeszyński in 1970. Its single species, Microcrambon paphiellus, described by Achille Guenée in 1862, is endemic to Réunion and Seychelles.
Xanthomera is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by George Hampson in 1914. Its only species, Xanthomera leucoglene, was first described by Paul Mabille in 1880. It is found in central, southern and eastern Africa and on Madagascar.
Agoma is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by Sergius G. Kiriakoff in 1977. Its only species, Agoma trimenii, or Trimen's false tiger, was first described by Rudolf Felder in 1874. It is known from most countries of subtropical Africa.
Argyphia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae described by Saalmuller in 1891. Its only species, Argyphia arcifera, was first described by Paul Mabille in 1881. It is found in Madagascar and the Comoros.
Bonaberiana is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Bonaberiana crassisquama, is found in sub-Saharan Africa. Both the genus and species were first described by Strand in 1915.
Leucotelia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae erected by George Hampson in 1926. Its only species, Leucotelia ochreoplagata, was first described by George Hamilton Kenrick in 1917. It is found on Madagascar.
Meliaba is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Meliaba pelopsalis, is known from South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. Both the genus and the species were first described by Francis Walker in 1859.
Sarothroceras is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae erected by Paul Mabille in 1889. Its only species, Sarothroceras banaka, was first described by Carl Plötz in 1880. It is found in Benin, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Nigeria, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda.
Somatoxena is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Lymantriinae erected by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1904. Its only species, Somatoxena lasea, was first described by Herbert Druce in 1899. It is found in Sierra Leone.
Eois is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. The genus contains about 250 validly described species, most from the Neotropical region. Many species are still undescribed and the total number of species is estimated to be over a 1,000 in the Neotropical region alone. The genus was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1818.
Rohaniella pygmaea, the pigmy emperor, is a moth of the family Saturniidae. It is found in Africa, including Namibia and South Africa. The species was first described by Peter Maassen and Gustav Weymer in 1885.
Ocinara is a genus of moths of the family Bombycidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1856.
Eurozonosia atricincta is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Hampson in 1918. It is found in Kenya and Malawi.
Pelosia hampsoni is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Hervé de Toulgoët in 1960. It is found on Madagascar.
Myopsyche bokumae is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Sergius G. Kiriakoff in 1954. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Nola atripuncta is a moth in the family Nolidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1909. It is found in Nigeria.
Ocinara albicollis is a moth in the family Bombycidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1862. It is found in Kenya, China, Thailand, Malaysia, India, Sri Lanka and on Sumatra, Java and Borneo. The habitat consists of lower and upper montane forests, but it has also been recorded in the lowlands.
Metarbelodes obliqualinea is a moth in the family Cossidae described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1909. It is found in Kenya and Uganda.