Omizodes ocellata - Ocellate thorn

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Omizodes ocellata
Omizodes ocellata

Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Ndundu Lodge, Vumba.

Species details:

Note: Forewing with a distinctly hooked apex; male with antenna very broadly feathered
Distribution: Zimbabwe, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
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Related plant genera:
RubiaceaeGardenia (Food plant)
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Literature:

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Malawi: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Omizodes ocellata .
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=400980, retrieved 5 October 2024

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