Open AccessNotes on the life history of Epitoxis namaqua de Freina & Mey, 2011 (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Syntomini)
Author(s) -
J. J. de Freina,
Silvia Mecenero,
Andrew Morton
Publication year - 2022
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.4314/met.v31i1.4
Subject(s) - erebidae , lepidoptera genitalia , pupa , instar , larva , biology , zoology , life history , habitat , ecology , host (biology)
The final-instar larva and pupa of the South African Syntomini species Epitoxis namaqua de Freina & Mey are described and illustrated, and the life history of the species from egg to adult is illustrated. Notes are given on the habitats, host-plants and distribution of the species. Photographs are provided of the holo- and paratypes and of the male genitalia and antennae in comparison with those of E. amazoula (Boisduval, 1847), the type species of Epitoxis Wallengren (1863).