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Antarches tessmanni (Strand, 1912)

- aguessei (Bigot, 1964)
- luqueti (Gibeaux, 1994)

Ecology

Host plants:

  • Rubiaceae
    - Cinchona succirubra

Moths were collected in large numbers around Synsepalum dulcificum (Sapotaceae) in Ghana.

Distribution

Known from Madagascar, Réunion Island, Rep. S. Africa, Ghana, Cameroun, Guinée, Côte d'Ivoire, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Congo.



Antarches tessmanni
Photographer: Cees Gielis
Antarches tessmanni
Photographer: Cees Gielis

last modified 27 December 2011