African Moths Gambia


     

Ariathisa abyssinia (Guenée, 1852)

 

SYNONYMS
Spodoptera abyssinia, Ariathisa atrosignata, Ariathisa europea, Ariathisa fasciculata, Spodoptera excisa, Caradrina abyssinia,

 

SPECIES IN GENUS :- 4
abyssinia, angulata, semiluna,

 

DISTRIBUTION
Burundi, Congo, DRCongo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Niger, Nigeria, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe,

 

LARVAL FOODPLANTS
Rhus pyroides, Cyperus rotundus, Oryza sativa, Pinus patula, Pseudostuga menziesii, Solanum tuberosum,

 

Ariathisa abyssinia
Upperside (ZW)
 
Upperside (ZA)
 
Upperside (ZA)
Ariathisa abyssinia   Ariathisa abyssinia   Ariathisa abyssinia
Photo: R. Butler
 
Photo: Oxford Museum
 
Photo: Oxford Museum
Upperside
 
Upperside (ZA)
 
Larva (ZA)
Ariathisa abyssinia   Ariathisa abyssinia   Ariathisa abyssinia
Photo: Oxford Museum
 
Photo: Oxford Museum
 
Photo: J. Heyns
Live (ZA)
 
Live (ZA)
 
Distribution Map
Ariathisa abyssinia   Ariathisa abyssinia   map
Photo: J. Heyns
 
Photo: J. Heyns