Chrysopsyche mirifica

Chrysopsyche mirifica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lasiocampidae
Subfamily:	Lasiocampinae
Genus:	Chrysopsyche
Species:	C. mirifica
Binomial name
	Chrysopsyche mirifica; (Butler, 1878)
Synonyms
	Choerotriche mirifica Butler, 1878; Chrysopsyche mirifica leptophyes Tams, 1936; Lasiocampa maera Schaus, 1893; Lasiocampa radei Dewitz, 1881;

Chrysopsyche mirifica is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878. It is found in Angola, Sierra Leone, Cameroon and Nigeria.^[1]

Biology[edit]

Food-plants of this species are Alchornea cordifolia, Eucalyptus species, Neoboutonia species, Quisqualis indica and Rosa species.^[2]

^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Chrysopsyche mirifica (Butler, 1878)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
^ "Chrysopsyche mirifica (Butler, 1878)". African Moths. Archived from the original on February 26, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2018.