Mentaxya ignicollis - Lichen quaker

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Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Buffelskloof Nature Reserve, Mpumalanga, South Africa.

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Distribution: Widespread in tropical Africa, South Africa, Comoros and Madagascar.
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PoaceaeEragrostis tef (Larval foodplant)
Literature: africanmoths.com

Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-25

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2025). Flora of Zambia: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Mentaxya ignicollis .
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=403620, retrieved 5 December 2025

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