Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Erebidae Scientific name Tolna sypnoides | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Subfamily Erebinae Rank Species | |
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Similar Cyligramma, Amyna axis, Dysgonia, Scopula | ||
Tolna sypnoides is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family.
It is found in Africa, including Nigeria Sierra Leone, Ghana, South Africa, Madagascar and other islands of the Indian Ocean
The caterpillars feed on Mango trees (Mangifera indica), Schinus terebinthifolius, both of the family of Anacardiaceae and Syzygium cumini (Myrtaceae).
Their wingspan is around 70mm.
References
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