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Agathodes musivalis |
Agathodes musivalis - Painted pearl
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Photo(s): Bart Wursten: left: Nhambo cottages, Chilo Gorge Safari Lodge,Zimbabwe; right: Zebra Ranger Camp, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique.
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This is an unusually shaped moth for this family with very narrow wings held very much backwards. The abdomen is often held strongly curved upward. In males the the wing tip is hooked. |
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Widespread in tropical Africa, Madagascar and La Reunion. |
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Literature:
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africanmoths.com |
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2024).
Flora of Caprivi: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Agathodes musivalis . https://www.capriviflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=402670, retrieved 23 April 2024
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