Pingasa lahayei explained

Pingasa lahayei is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Charles Oberthür in 1887. It is found in Spain,^[1] North Africa and tropical Africa, including the Gambia.^[2]

The larvae feed on Rhus tripartita and Zizyphus lotus.^[3]

Subspecies

• Pingasa lahayei lahayei (southern Spain, North Africa)
• Pingasa lahayei austrina Prout, 1917 (tropical Africa, including the Gambia, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Eswatini)

Pingasa multispurcata is often treated as a subspecies of Pingasa lahayei.

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20151127074736/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=445480 Fauna Europaea
2. Web site: De Prins . J. . De Prins . W. . amp . 2018 . Pingasa lahayei (Oberthür, 1887) . Afromoths . April 17, 2019.
3. Web site: Savela . Markku . Pingasa lahayei Oberthür, 1887 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 17, 2019.