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Strigocossus capensis

Synonyms: Azygophleps flavitincta; Strigocossus flavitincta; Strigocossus sjostedti; Xyleutes sjoestedti

Wikipedia Abstract

Strigocossus capensis is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe. The larvae feed on Cassia bicapsularis, Cassia siamea, Cassia laevigata, Senna didymobotrya, Ricinus communis, Pavonia columella and Hibiscus fuscus.
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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