Pandesma anysa

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Pandesma anysa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Pandesma
Species:
P. anysa
Binomial name
Pandesma anysa
Guenée, 1852

Pandesma anysa is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is native to south-eastern Asia, including India and subtropical Africa. [1] It is an introduced species in Hawaii.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Pithecellobium dulce , Acacia and Prosopis . The pupae are encased in frass and earthen cells. [2] :164

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References

  1. De Prins, Jurate; De Prins, Willy (2011–2021). "Pandesma anysa Guenée, 1852". Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  2. "Pandesma anysa Guenee" (PDF). Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society. 23 (2). 1980.