Egybolis vaillantina
| African peach moth | |
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| Species: | E. vaillantina
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| Egybolis vaillantina Stoll, 1790
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The African peach moth (Egybolis vaillantina) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Afrotropic ecozone.
The wingspan is about 60 mm. The moths are day-active.
The larvae feed on peach and Sapindus species.
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Drying wings
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External links
Media related to Egybolis vaillantina at Wikimedia Commons- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Egybolis vaillantina". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
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