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Disparctia vittata

Synonyms: Disparctia buea

Wikipedia Abstract

Disparctia vittata is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Druce in 1898. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Uganda. The larvae feed on Veronia amygdalina, Cordia abyssinica, Manihot esculentus and Phytolacca dodecandra.
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Prey / Diet

Manihot esculenta (cassava)[1]
Phytolacca dodecandra (pokeweed)[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