Species of moth
Eutricha capensis
Adult (top), larva (bottom)
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lasiocampidae
Genus:
Dendrolimus
Species:
E. capensis
Binomial name
Eutricha capensis (Linnaeus, 1767)
Synonyms
Phalaena capensis Linnaeus 1767 Pachypasa obscura Walker 1855 Phalaena pithyocampa Stoll 1780 Eutricha aluco (Fabricius, 1781) Eutricha pithyocampa (Stoll, 1781) ?Eutricha bifascia Walker 1855
Eutricha capensis Cape lappet moth , is a species of moth in the family Lasiocampidae primarily found in South Africa. During the larval stage, Cape lappets feed on a wide variety of African plants and can often be found aggregating in gardens. The caterpillars are brightly coloured and conspicuously hairy, while the bulky adult moths are mostly brown and much less striking in appearance.
Last Update: 2023-05-17T11:06:43Z
Eutricha capensis , the Cape lappet moth, is a species of moth in the family Lasiocampidae primarily found in South Africa. During the larval stage, Cape...
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Last Update: 2024-04-18T13:04:52Z
The larvae of Eutricha capensis (family Lasiocampidae) are practically covered with urticating hairs; the most potent are the stiff, short, orange-maroon...
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Last Update: 2022-07-14T18:14:34Z
1892) Eutricha bifascia (Walker, 1855) Eutricha capensis (Linnaeus, 1767) Eutricha fulvida (Distant, 1897) Eutricha morosa (Walker, 1865) Eutricha obscura...
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Last Update: 2023-07-14T21:00:00Z
Euproctis pallida (Kirby, 1896) Homochira ruandana Hering, 1926 Laelia eutricha Collenette, 1931 Laelia rogersi Bethune-Baker, 1913 Leucoma parva (Plötz...
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Last Update: 2023-05-11T03:00:33Z
Eucraera koellikerii (Dewitz, 1881) Eupagopteryx affinis (Aurivillius, 1909) Eutricha morosa (Walker, 1865) Euwallengrenia reducta (Walker, 1855) Filiola lanceolata...
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Last Update: 2022-04-19T08:11:30Z
Dollmania plinthochroa Tams, 1930 Epitrabala nyassana (Aurivillius, 1909) Eutricha morosa (Walker, 1865) Euwallengrenia reducta (Walker, 1855) Filiola lanceolata...
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Last Update: 2022-10-11T04:29:39Z
Epicnapteroides lobata Strand, 1912 Epitrabala nyassana (Aurivillius, 1909) Eutricha morosa (Walker, 1865) Euwallengrenia reducta (Walker, 1855) Filiola lanceolata...
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Last Update: 2024-05-31T11:29:09Z
estrellensis C.DC. Begonia euryphylla L.B.Sm. ex S.F.Sm. & Wassh. Begonia eutricha Sands Begonia everettii Merr. Begonia exalata C.DC. Begonia exigua Irmsch...
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Last Update: 2023-04-12T22:39:39Z
Eucraera koellikerii (Dewitz, 1881) Eucraera salammbo (Vuillot, 1892) Eutricha morosa (Walker, 1865) Gonometa postica Walker, 1855 Gonometa robusta (Aurivillius...
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Last Update: 2022-04-19T08:10:20Z
Epitrabala nyassana (Aurivillius, 1909) Eucraera koellikerii (Dewitz, 1881) Eutricha morosa (Walker, 1865) Euwallengrenia reducta (Walker, 1855) Gonobombyx...
Word Count : 6847
Last Update: 2022-04-19T08:10:53Z
Epitrabala argyrostigma Hering, 1932 Eucraera koellikerii (Dewitz, 1881) Eutricha morosa (Walker, 1865) Euwallengrenia reducta (Walker, 1855) Filiola dogma...
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Last Update: 2022-10-12T05:36:46Z
Epicnapteroides lobata Strand, 1912 Epicnapteroides marmorata Pinhey, 1973 Eutricha morosa (Walker, 1865) Euwallengrenia rectilineata (Aurivillius, 1905) Euwallengrenia...
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Last Update: 2022-04-19T08:07:35Z
Knappetra fasciata (Walker, 1855) Laelia dochmia Collenette, 1960 Laelia eutricha Collenette, 1931 Laelia fracta Schaus & Clements, 1893 Laelia rosea Schaus...
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Last Update: 2023-12-05T23:08:56Z
Cheligium choerocampoides (Holland, 1893) Epicnapteroides lobata Strand, 1912 Eutricha morosa (Walker, 1865) Euwallengrenia reducta (Walker, 1855) Filiola lanceolata...
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