Negera natalensis

Negera natalensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Negera
Species:
N. natalensis
Binomial name
Negera natalensis
(Felder, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Ctenogyna natalensis Felder, 1874
  • Ancistrota geometroides Holland, 1893

Negera natalensis is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Felder in 1874.[1] It is found in Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Gambia, Uganda and Zambia.[2]

The larvae feed on Pavetta lanceolata and Coffea species.

Subspecies

  • Negera natalensis natalensis (South Africa)
  • Negera natalensis geometroides (Holland, 1893) (Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia)
  • Negera natalensis parviluma Watson, 1965 (Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Senegal, Gambia)

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Negera natalensis​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  2. ^ Afro Moths


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