| Olapa tavetensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Olapa |
| Species: | O. tavetensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Olapa tavetensis (Holland, 1892) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Olapa tavetensis is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by William Jacob Holland in 1892. [1]
It is found in Burundi, Cameroon, Comoros, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan and Tanzania. [2]
This species has a wingspan of 40 mm. The wings are white with two minute black spots at the end of the cells of the primaries. [3]
Muxta is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. It contains the single species Muxta xanthopa, which is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria and Uganda.
Colpocheilopteryx is a monotypic moth genus of the family Euteliidae. Its only species, Colpocheilopteryx operatrix, is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Both the genus and species were first described by Hans Daniel Johan Wallengren, the genus in 1865 and the species five years earlier in 1860.
Leoniloma is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Leoniloma convergens, is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Gambia, Ghana, Malawi, Mauritania, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Zaire and Zimbabwe. Both the genus and the species were first described by George Hampson in 1926.
Ogovia is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by William Jacob Holland in 1892.
Strongylosia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae erected by George Hampson in 1926. Its only species, Strongylosia congoensis, was first described by William Jacob Holland in 1920. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe.
Thyatirina is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by George Hampson in 1910. Its only species, Thyatirina achatina, was first described by Weymer in 1896. It is found in Zaire, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, South Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Malawi.
Olapa is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1855.
Lantanophaga pusillidactyla, the lantana plume moth, is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is native to the southern United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, and South America. It was introduced to Australia accidentally in 1936 and is now found from Sydney to Cairns along the coast. It has also been introduced to Hawaii in 1902, Pohnpei in 1948, and Palau in 1960 for biological control. It has since been recorded from Yap in 1987–1988 and is now distributed on all islands of the Mariana and Caroline Islands where the host plant is found, except Aguijan.
Charaxes etesipe, the savannah charaxes or scarce forest emperor, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.
Theretra capensis is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from woodland and open habitats from the Cape to Zimbabwe, Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique and East Africa.
Lobobunaea acetes is a species of moth in the family Saturniidae first described by John O. Westwood in 1849. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania and Uganda.
Rhypopteryx rubripunctata is a species of moth of the subfamily Lymantriinae first described by Gustav Weymer in 1892. It is known from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Africa and Tanzania.
Creatonotos leucanioides is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by William Jacob Holland in 1893. It is found in Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, the Gambia, Uganda, Yemen, and Zambia.
Hondryches avakubi is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by William Jacob Holland in 1920. It is found in Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Afroploce karsholti is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa and Tanzania.
Sycacantha nereidopa is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya and Uganda.
Jana eurymas, the banded monkey, is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1854. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Namibia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia.
Phiala subiridescens is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by William Jacob Holland in 1893. It is found in Gabon and the Republic of the Congo.
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