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Gorgopis libania
Gorgopis libania
- Golden swift, Lawn worm
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: Bart Wursten, Ndundu Lodge, Vumba
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Distribution:
Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and South Africa as far south as KwaZulu-Natal.
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Poaceae
Cenchrus clandestinus
(Food plant)
Literature:
Home
List of insects
Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths
Hepaliidae
Gorgopis libania
Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-25
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2025)
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Flora of Malawi: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Gorgopis libania .
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=401070, retrieved 5 December 2025
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