Callopistria maillardi - White Tangle

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Callopistria maillardi

Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Cloud Pool, Gorongosa National Park, Muanza

Species details:

Note:
Distribution: Widespread in tropical Africa, South Africa, Madagascar, other Indian Ocean Islands, Yemen, Asia New Zealand and Queensland, Australia.
Larval food (by plant family):
Larval food (by plant genus):
AdiantaceaeAdiantum (Larval food plant)
SinopteridaceaePellaea (Larval food plant)
Larval food (by plant species):
NephrolepidaceaeNephrolepis biserrata (Larval food plant)
Literature: africanmoths.com
Wikipedia.org

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: Callopistria maillardi .
https://www.capriviflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=402880, retrieved 29 March 2024

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