Rhinobombyx cuneata - Zigzag eggarlet

Images: Click on each image to see a larger version

Rhinobombyx cuneata

Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Zambezi Sands River Lodge, Zambezi National Park.

Species details:

Note: The image shows a male. Females lack the white spot in the wings.
Distribution: Known from Tanzania, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa.
Larval food (by plant family):
Larval food (by plant genus):
Larval food (by plant species):
CombretaceaeCombretum hereroense subsp. hereroense (Larval foodplant)
Literature: 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: Rhinobombyx cuneata .
https://www.capriviflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=403490, retrieved 8 December 2024

Site software last modified: 12 February 2018 12:06am
Terms of use