Diaphone eumela - Cherry spot

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Diaphone eumela
Diaphone eumela

Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Nyanga National Park (left) and Chimanimani Mts (right).

Species details:

Note:
Distribution: Known from Cameroon, DRC, Uganda, Somalia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Namibia and South Africa.
Larval food (by plant family):
Larval food (by plant genus):
AmaryllidaceaeCrinum (Larval foodplant)
Larval food (by plant species):
Literature: Picker, M., Griffiths, C. & Weaving, A. (2002), Field guide to Insects of South Africa, Struik Publishers, Cape Town, p. 356.
africanmoths.com

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: Diaphone eumela .
https://www.capriviflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=403220, retrieved 4 October 2024

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