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Pseudoclanis postica (Mulberry hawkmoth)
Life
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Macrolepidoptera > Bombycoidea > Family:
Sphingidae (hawkmoths) > Subfamily: Sphinginae
Pseudoclanis postica female [photo J. Joannou ©]
Distribution
Widespread in Africa south of the Sahara, extending from KwaZulu-Natal and
Zimbabwe up into East and West Africa (Pinhey 1975).
Larval host-plants
Recorded in Kroon (1999).
Loranthus sp. |
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Ficus natalensis |
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Ficus sur |
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Ficus "thonningii" |
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Morus alba (Mulberry) |
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Celtis africana |
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Chaetachme aristata |
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Trema bracteolata |
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Trema orientalis |
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Publications
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Kroon, D.M. 1999. Lepidoptera of Southern Africa -
Host-plants and other Associations. A Catalogue. Published by the author
and Lepidopterists' Society of Africa, P.O. Box 477, Jukskei Park 2153,
South Africa.
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Pinhey, E.C.G. 1975. Moths of Southern Africa.
Tafelberg, Cape Town.
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