African Moths Gambia


     

Salma melapastalis (Hampson, 1906)

Varied Knothorn.

SYNONYMS
Macalla melapastalis, Epilepia melapastalis,

 

SPECIES IN GENUS :- 10
cupreotincta, fasciculata, fulvitinctalis, gamsbergpastalis, ignezonalis, lakasy, mauritanica, melapastalis, mombopastalis, purpureopicta, vadoni,

 

DISTRIBUTION
Djibouti, Gambia, Kenya, La Reunion, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Togo, Zimbabwe,

 

LARVAL FOODPLANTS
Unknown,

Salma melapastalis
Upperside (ZW)
 
Upperside (ZW)
 
Upperside (GM)
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Photo: R. Butler
 
Photo: R. Butler
 
Upperside (GM)
 
Underside (GM)
 
Live (TG)
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Photo: J. Bowen
Live (GM)
 
Live (ZA)
 
Distribution Map
Salma melapastalis   Salma melapastalis   map
 
Photo: H. Roland