Leucaloa eugraphica

Leucaloa eugraphica
In South Africa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Leucaloa
Species:	L. eugraphica
Binomial name
Leucaloa eugraphica (Walker, 1865)
Synonyms
Aloa undistriga Felder, 1874 Spilosoma eugraphica Walker, 1864

Leucaloa eugraphica is a moth of the family Erebidae, subfamily Arctiinae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is known from South Africa and Lesotho.

The larvae feed on Thunbergia alata, Heliotropium sp., Lonicera sempervirens, Tagetes erecta and Acacia mearnsii

Gallery

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  Markings when wings are closed.
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  Close-up of the red caterpillar head.
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  Distinctive iridescent blue dots at the base of the spines.

References

• Walker, 1865. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXXI.– Supplement. 31 (1864): i–iv, 1–321.