Zebronia phenice Cramer, 1780 is a animal in the Crambidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Zebronia phenice Cramer, 1780

Zebronia phenice Cramer, 1780

Zebronia phenice is a Crambidae moth found across much of Africa and surrounding islands, whose larvae feed on specific plant species.

Family
Genus
Zebronia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Zebronia phenice Cramer, 1780

Zebronia phenice Cramer, 1780 is a moth species belonging to the family Crambidae. It was described by Stoll in 1782. This moth can be found in Cameroon, Mayotte, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, La Réunion, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Gambia, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The larvae of Zebronia phenice feed on Zizyphus mauritiana, Spathodea campanulata, species from the Tecoma genus, and species from the Stenotaphrum genus.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Crambidae Zebronia

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