Lichenopteryx despecta C.Felder & R.Felder, 1874 is a animal in the Eupterotidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Lichenopteryx despecta C.Felder & R.Felder, 1874
Lichenopteryx despecta is a Eupterotidae moth described in 1874, found in South Africa and Tanzania.
Lichenopteryx despecta, commonly called the despised monkey moth, is a moth species that belongs to the family Eupterotidae. It was first described in 1874 by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder, who were father-and-son entomologists. This species is found in two regions: KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, and Zanzibar in Tanzania.
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Sphingognatha asclepiades C.Felder & R.Felder, 1874
Jana tantalus Herrich-Schäffer
Eupterote undata Blanchard, 1844
Phyllalia patens Boisduval, 1847
Neopreptos marathusa Druce, 1886
Janomima mariana White, 1843
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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