Naroma varipes - Figtree moth

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Naroma varipes
Naroma varipes

Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Shashe River, Tuli.

Species details:

Note: A stocky silvery-white species with a line of fine black dots on the forewing and sometimes traces of yellow.
Distribution: Widespread in Tropical Africa.
Larval food (by plant family):
Moraceae (Food plant)
Larval food (by plant genus):
Larval food (by plant species):
Literature: africanmoths.com

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: Naroma varipes .
https://www.capriviflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=400970, retrieved 21 November 2024

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