Egybolis vaillantina
| African Peach Moth | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Egybolis |
| Species: | E. vaillantina |
| Binomial name | |
| Egybolis vaillantina Stoll, 1790 | |
The African Peach Moth (Egybolis vaillantina) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the Afrotropic ecozone.
The wingspan is about 60 mm. The moths are day-active.
The larvae feed on peach and Sapindus species.
Gallery
Newly hatched
Extending wings
Drying wings
References
External links
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Media related to Egybolis vaillantina at Wikimedia Commons - Egybolis vaillantina at The Global Lepidoptera Names Index, Natural History Museum
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