Strigocossus capensis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Cossidae |
Genus: | Strigocossus |
Species: | S. capensis
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Binomial name | |
Strigocossus capensis (Walker, 1856)
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Strigocossus capensis is a moth in the family Cossidae.[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe.[2]
The larvae feed on Cassia bicapsularis, Cassia siamea, Cassia laevigata, Senna didymobotrya, Ricinus communis, Pavonia columella and Hibiscus fuscus.[3]