Pericyma mendax Walker, 1857 is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Pericyma mendax Walker, 1857
Pericyma mendax is an Erebidae moth with ~40mm wingspan found across much of subtropical southern Africa and nearby islands.
Pericyma mendax Walker, 1857 is a moth species belonging to the family Erebidae. This moth is found in most countries across subtropical Africa located south of the Sahara, as well as in Cape Verde, Mauritius, La Réunion, and Madagascar. It has an approximate wingspan of 40 millimeters. The known host plants of its larvae are Acacia mearnsii, an Acacia species from the plant family Fabaceae.
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