Thyretes hippotes Cramer, 1780 is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Thyretes hippotes Cramer, 1780

Thyretes hippotes Cramer, 1780

Thyretes hippotes is an Erebidae moth first described in 1780, found in South Africa, whose larvae feed on Pentzia incana.

Family
Genus
Thyretes
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Thyretes hippotes Cramer, 1780

Thyretes hippotes, originally described by Pieter Cramer in 1780, is a species of moth belonging to the family Erebidae. This moth is found in South Africa. The larvae of Thyretes hippotes feed on Pentzia incana.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Erebidae Thyretes

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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