Tolna sypnoides

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Tolna sypnoides
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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
  • Achaea sypnoidesButler, 1878
  • Tolna daedalea(Mabille, 1878)
  • Ophiusa daedaleaMabille, 1878
  • Tolna meandrica(Saalmüller, 1891)
  • Dysgonia meandricaSaalmüller, 1891

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]

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References

  1. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Tolna sypnoides (Butler, 1878)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  2. Breniere & Dubois (1965). Catalogue des Insectes nuisibles aux Cultures malgaches. Institut de recherches Agronomique à Madagascar. 43.