| Vegetia ducalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Saturniidae |
| Genus: | Vegetia |
| Species: | V. ducalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Vegetia ducalis | |
Vegetia ducalis, the ducal princeling, is a species of moth in the family Saturniidae. It was described by Karl Jordan in 1922. It is found in South Africa. [2]
The larvae feed on Eriocephalus umbellatus and Eriosema species.
Johann Karl Ludwig Martin was a German geologist. He was professor in geology at Leiden University from 1877 to 1922. From 1880 to 1922 he also was director of the Geological Museum of Leiden. As a scientist he is known for his paleontological and stratigraphical research on the Cenozoic fauna of the Dutch East Indies, especially on mollusks.
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Choeropais is a monotypic moth genus in the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Choeropais jucunda, is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zaire. Both the genus and species were first described by Karl Jordan, the genus in 1913 and the species nine years earlier in 1904.
Arctiopais is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by Karl Jordan in 1896. Its only species, Arctiopais ambusta, was first described by Paul Mabille in 1881. It is found on Madagascar.
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Hypena ducalis is a moth of the family Erebidae described by William Schaus and W. G. Clements in 1893. It is found in Sierra Leone.
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Utetheisa amhara is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Karl Jordan in 1939. It is found in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Somalia and the United Arab Emirates.
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