Ilemodes heterogyna
Ilemodes heterogyna | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Tribe: | Arctiini |
Subtribe: | Incertae sedis |
Genus: | Ilemodes |
Species: | I. heterogyna
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Binomial name | |
Ilemodes heterogyna Hampson, 1900
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Synonyms | |
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Ilemodes heterogyna, the broad buttered footman,[1] is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by George Hampson in 1900. It is found in Malawi, South Africa, Uganda, Ethiopia and Kenya.[2]
The larvae feed on lichens.[3]
Subspecies[]
- Ilemodes heterogyna heterogyna
- Ilemodes heterogyna astrigoides Rothschild, 1933 (Ethiopia, Kenya)
References[]
- ^ "Ilemodes heterogyna Hampson, 1900". African Moths. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Ilemodes heterogyna Hampson, 1900". Afromoths. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Ilemodes heterogyna Hampson, 1900". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
Categories:
- Arctiini
- Moths described in 1900
- Erebid moths of Africa
- Arctiini stubs