Monday 15 May 2017

Erebidae

ARCTIINAE: Cyana pretoriae ( Pretoria red lines) Distant, 1896


DISCRIPTION:
Small wingspan ( 30mm), distinctive with pure white wings and body, red spots on the head and thorax, yellow banded-legs, and two complete red bands on the fore wings.


                                        Paul Venter 



BIOLOGY;
Larvae feed on lichens, Ipomoea


                                        Manchester Museum
DISTRIBUTION;
Congo,Gabon,Kenya, Malawi,Mozambique,Somalia, South Africa,Tanzania, Uganda,Zambia,Zimbabwe.



















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