| Pericyma vinsonii | |
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| Pericyma vinsonii | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Pericyma |
| Species: | P. vinsonii
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| Binomial name | |
| Pericyma vinsonii (Guenée, 1862)
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Pericyma vinsonii is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Mauritius, La Réunion and Madagascar.
It has a wingspan of approx. 34 mm for the males and 41 mm for the females. Their larvae are commonly found on Delonix regia, a Fabaceae but most probably they are polyphage, as the adults can also be found up to altitudes of 1000m were this plant isn't found.
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pericyma vinsonii.
- ^ afromoths.net
- ^ *Guenée, 1862. Lépidoptères. – In: Maillard, L., Notes sur l'île de la Réunion (Bourbon) (Annexe G):1–72; pls. 12–13
- ^ Martiré & Rochat, 2008. Les papillons de La Réunion et leurs chenilles, p.399
