Micraphe lateritia - Rosy slug

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Photo(s): Bart Wursten: Bunga Ranger Camp, Gorongosa National Park (left) and Ndundu Lodge, Vumba (2x right).

Notes:

Distribution:

Niger, Togo, Nigeria, DRCongo, Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa.

Related plant families:

Related plant genera:

Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae

Bauhinia (Larval foodplant)

Related plant species:

Anacardiaceae	Schinus molle (Larval foodplant)
Euphorbiaceae	Aleurites moluccana (Larval foodplant)
Euphorbiaceae	Ricinus communis var. communis (Larval foodplant)
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae	Brachystegia spiciformis (Larval foodplant)
Myrtaceae	Syzygium cumini (Larval foodplant)

Literature:

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