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Syllepte ovialis - Pearly king

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Syllepte ovialis

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

Species details:

Note:
Distribution: Tropical Africa and Madagascar.
Related plant families:
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Related plant species:
Fabaceae subfamily CaesalpinioideaeCassia fistula (Larval food plant)
Literature: africanmoths.com
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-21

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2021). Flora of Malawi: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Syllepte ovialis .
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=402820, retrieved 5 March 2021

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