Syllepte ovialis - Pearly king

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Syllepte ovialis

Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Mt Bunga, northwestern Gorongosa National Park.

Species details:

Notes:

Distribution:

Tropical Africa and Madagascar.

Related plant families:

Related plant genera:

Related plant species:

Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae

Cassia fistula (Larval food plant)

Literature:

africanmoths.com

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). Flora of Malawi: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Syllepte ovialis .
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=402820, retrieved 15 June 2025

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