Erebiidae

LYMANTRIINAE: LACIPA SP (gemmata or nobilis)

DESCRIPTION:
Lacipa is a genus of moth in the Lymantriidae family

Photo Jacky Collier                     Collector Malcolm Bain

DISTRIBUTION:
gemmata occuring in the Congo,South Africa, Uganda , Zambia
nobilis occuring in Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Rwanda, Zambia and Zimabwe.

                                                       Photo: N Voaden

Erebiidae

ARCTIINAE: Thyretes caffra ( Bar Maiden)

DISTRIBUTION:

Thyretes caffra is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Wallengren in 1863. It is found in Botswana, Lesothu, Mozambique, Namibia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The larvae feed on Acacia Karoo

Photo Jacky Collier                       Collector M Bain

                                                      Photo: Joan Young

Reference Material:


http://www.nhm.ac.uk

http://www.africanmoths.com/pages/EREBIDAE/ARCTIINAE/thyretes%20caffra.html