Rhodogastria similis

Rhodogastria similis is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Heinrich Benno Möschler in 1884. It is found in South Africa and Zimbabwe.[1]

Rhodogastria similis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Rhodogastria
Species:
R. similis
Binomial name
Rhodogastria similis
(Möschler, 1884)
Synonyms
  • Dionychopus similis Möschler, 1884

The larvae feed on Pelargonium species and Prunus armeniaca.[2]

References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Rhodogastria similis (Möschler, 1884)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  2. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Rhodogastria similis (Möschler, 1884)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 28, 2019.


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