Creatonotos leucanioides explained

Creatonotos leucanioides is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by William Jacob Holland in 1893. It is found in Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, the Gambia, Uganda, Yemen, and Zambia.[1]

The larvae feed on various grasses, including Crotalaria and Capsicum species.[2]

Subspecies

Notes and References

  1. Web site: De Prins . J. . De Prins . W. . amp . 2018 . Creatonotos leucanioides Holland, 1893 . Afromoths . April 15, 2019.
  2. https://archive.today/20131011231317/http://www.africanmoths.com/pages/ARCTIIDAE/ARCTIINAE/creatonotos_leucanioides.htm African Moths