Epilacydes scita is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in Ghana, Senegal, Sierra Leone,[1] Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Gambia, Kenya, Nigeria and Tanzania.[2]
Epilacydes scita | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Genus: | Epilacydes |
Species: | E. scita |
Binomial name | |
Epilacydes scita (Walker, [1865]) | |
Synonyms | |
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The larvae feed on grasses.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Epilacydes scita |
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Estigmene scita |