Eublemma gayneri
| Eublemma gayneri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Eublemma |
| Species: | E. gayneri |
| Binomial name | |
| Eublemma gayneri Rothschild, 1901 | |
Eublemma gayneri is a species of moth in the family Erebidae.[1]
Description
Described by Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild in 1901.[1]
Range
Eublemma gayneri is found throughout most of Sub-Saharan Africa.[1]
Ecology
This species has been documented feeding on a variety of plants from the families Fabaceae, Rhamnaceae, Anacardiaceae.[1]
Taxonomy
Although it is listed as a Homotypic synonym of Autoba gayneri (Rothschild, 1901)[2] scientific publications use Eublemma gayneri.[3][4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Afromoths". Afromoths.net.
- ↑ "Eublemma gayneri (Rothschild, 1901)". Gbif.org.
- ↑ "Infestation levels of improved sorghum ..." Cabidigitallibrary.org. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
- ↑ Bradley, J. D. (July 3, 1969). "Two new species of Lepidoptera reared from galls on Guiera senegalensis in Northern Nigeria". Bulletin of Entomological Research. 59 (1): 77–80. doi:10.1017/S0007485300003035 – via Cambridge University Press.