Egybolis vaillantina - Peach moth

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Egybolis vaillantina

Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Catapu, Mozambique

Species details:

Note: This spectacular species is one of the few truely diurnal moths
Distribution: From the Cape in South Africa to Kenya, favouring coastal areas and low-altitude river valleys
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Related plant species:
Malvaceae subfamily MalvoideaeGossypium hirsutum (Food plant)
Literature:

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Mozambique: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Egybolis vaillantina .
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=401120, retrieved 19 March 2024

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