Ophiusa mejanesi - Variable Drab

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Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Shashe Wilderness Camp, Tuli (left), Ndundu Lodge, Vumba (centre) and Bunga Camp, Gorongosa National Park (right).

Species details:

Notes:

A species with very variable colours in the upper wings.

Distribution:

Widespread in Tropical Africa.

Related plant families:

Related plant genera:

Myrtaceae

Eucalyptus (Larval food plant)

Related plant species:

Combretaceae

Quisqualis indica (Larval food plant)

Literature:

africanmoths.com

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Ophiusa mejanesi .
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=402750, retrieved 21 November 2024

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