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Asura sagenaria

Synonyms: Asura natalensis; Asuroides sagenaria (homotypic); Tumicla natalensis; Tumicla sagenaria (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Asuroides sagenaria, the Crossed Footman, is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by Wallengren in 1860. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The larvae feed on lichens and Cinnamomum zeylanicum.
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Prey / Diet

Cinnamomum loureiroi (cinnamon)[1]

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♦ 1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0