African Moths Gambia


     

Calliodes pretiosissima Holland, 1892

Wavy Owl.

SYNONYMS
Calliodes rivuligera,

SPECIES IN GENUS :- 3
appollina, barnsi, pretiossisima,

 

DISTRIBUTION
DRCongo, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe,

 

LARVAL FOODPLANTS
Unknown,

 

Calliodes pretiosissima
Upperside (GM)
 
Upperside (ZM)
 
Upperside (TZ)
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Photo © R. Goff
 
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Underside (GM)
 
Live (DRC)
 
Live (ZA)
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Live (ZW)
 
 
Distribution map
Calliodes pretiosissima     Map
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