Palpita vitralis - White pearl

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Palpita vitralis

Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Cloud Pool, Muanza Mozambique.

Species details:

Note:
Distribution: Almost worldwide except (ant)arctic regions
Larval food (by plant family):
Larval food (by plant genus):
OleaceaeJasminum (Larval foodplant)
Larval food (by plant species):
OleaceaeOlea europaea subsp. cuspidata (Larval foodplant)
Literature: africanmoths.com
Wikipedia

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Caprivi: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Palpita vitralis .
https://www.capriviflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=402620, retrieved 16 April 2024

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