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Hypotacha isthmigera

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Hypotacha isthmigera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Hypotacha
Species:
H. isthmigera
Binomial name
Hypotacha isthmigera
Wiltshire, 1968[1]
Synonyms
  • Hypotacha isthmigera ab. striata Wiltshire, 1968
  • Hypotacha isthmigera ab. divisa Wiltshire, 1968
  • Hypotacha isthmigera ab. brunnea Wiltshire, 1968

Hypotacha isthmigera is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in Angola, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Namibia, Nigeria, Oman, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania and Yemen.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Acacia tortilis and Acacia senegal.[2]

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