Calesia zambesita - White chain

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Calesia zambesita
Calesia zambesita

Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Zambezi Sands River Lodge, Zambezi National Park.

Species details:

Note: The only known food plants of this species are exotic Acacanthaceae species sometimes found in gardens. Since this species is native to much of Africa, it is very likely that it also feeds on native species in Acanthaceae.
Distribution: Known from Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Angola, Botswana and South Africa but likely more widespread.
Related plant families:
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Related plant species:
AcanthaceaeDyschoriste thunbergiiflora (Larval foodplant)
Literature: Pinhey, E.C.G. (1975), Some Well Known African Moths, Bundu Series, Longman Rhodesia, p. 95.
africanmoths.com

Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Calesia zambesita .
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=403480, retrieved 28 March 2024

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