Petrodava leucicolor ( Butler, 1875a )
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5354.1.1 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:FC63AC45-A87B-4AEC-94BB-68DE56FBD6F6 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/553187B2-C4AE-FF39-62F6-FA2CFDDC9D01 |
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Plazi |
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Petrodava leucicolor ( Butler, 1875a ) |
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Petrodava leucicolor ( Butler, 1875a)
COMMON NAME (S): Geometer moth.
SYNONYM(S): Petrodava atrisignata Warren, 1914b ; Petrodava muscosa Warren, 1914b .
IUCN STATUS: Not Evaluated (NE).
DISTRIBUTION: Democratic Republic of Congo, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
LOCALITY IN ZAMBIA: Lusaka , in Lusaka Province; Luangwa District, Luangwa Valley , in Eastern Province ; Zambezi Valley, Lake
Bangweulu District in Luapula Province .
LARVAL HOSTPLANT(S): Ziziphus mucronata (Rhamnaceae) is the host plant of the taxon in South Africa ( Taylor 1953; African Moths 2019;), while in Zambia host plants of the species are not known.
SOURCES: African Moths 2019; De Prins & De Prins 2022; Hampson 1910c; Taylor 1953.
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Petrodava leucicolor ( Butler, 1875a )
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Phoenicocampa
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