Tolna sypnoides | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Tolna |
Species: | T. sypnoides |
Binomial name | |
Tolna sypnoides (Butler, 1878) | |
Synonyms | |
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Tolna sypnoides is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878. It is found in Nigeria Sierra Leone, Ghana and South Africa, as well as in Madagascar and other islands of the Indian Ocean. [1] They have a wingspan of around 70 mm.[ citation needed ]
The caterpillars of Tolna sypnoides feed on mango trees ( Mangifera indica ), Schinus terebinthifolius , both of the family of Anacardiaceae and Syzygium cumini (Myrtaceae). [2]
Exilisia is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Hervé de Toulgoët in 1958.
Laelapia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae. Its single species, Laelapia notata, is found in Madagascar. Both the genus and species were first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1879.
Phryganopteryx is a genus of Madagascan moths in the monotypic subtribe Phryganopterygina of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Max Saalmüller in 1884. The type species of this genus is Phryganopteryx strigilataSaalmüller, 1878.
Daphoenura is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Daphoenura fasciata, is found on Madagascar. Both the genus and species were first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878.
Tolna is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1869.
Tolna complicata is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1880. It is found on Madagascar.
Detoulgoetia is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Vladimir Viktorovitch Dubatolov in 2006. The moths are found in Madagascar and Comores. David T. Goodger and Allan Watson (1995) note that the species of this genus have white or yellowish wings speckled with brown dots without order and with dark discal spots.
Amerila syntomina is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878. It is found in Benin, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Tanzania.
Thyrosticta sylvicolens is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878. It is native to Madagascar.
Racotis squalida is a species of moth of the family Geometridae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878. It is found in central, eastern and southern Africa.
Xanthodura trucidata is a species of moth in the family Geometridae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1880. It is known from Madagascar.
Eilema argentea is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878. It is found on Madagascar.
Eilema punctistriata is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1882. It is found on Madagascar.
Anaphe aurea is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1892. It is found on Madagascar.
Lamprosema kingdoni is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1879. It is found in Madagascar.
Nagia vadoni is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found on Madagascar.
Polygrammodes phyllophila is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878. It is found in Madagascar, South Africa, Uganda and Zambia.
Spidia fenestrata is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Uganda.
Phiala cunina is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. It is found in Cameroon, Nigeria and Sierra Leone.