Zutulba namaqua

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Zutulba namaqua
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Zygaenidae
Genus: Zutulba
Species:
Z. namaqua
Binomial name
Zutulba namaqua
(Boisduval, 1847) [1]
Synonyms
  • Zygaena namaquaBoisduval, 1847
  • Zutulba ampla(Walker, 1854)
  • Zutulba transversalis(Westwood, 1889)
  • Zygaena octoMabille, 1892

Zutulba namaqua is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is known from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Namibia and South Africa.

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