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  2. Dysgonia torrida
Dysgonia torrida(Guenée, 1852)
  1. Erebidae
  2. Erebinae
  3. Poaphilini
  4. Dysgonia
  5.  torrida
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TL: Mauritius, Ile Maurice

MU

42-50 mm

FU

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Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    EnglishJigsaw
    FrançaisFausse Passagère
    PolskiRozdziałka torida
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    EuphorbiaceaeRicinus communisCastor oil plant
    LythraceaePunica granatumPomegranate
    PoaceaeZea maysMaize
    RosaceaeMalus pumila
    VerbenaceaeLantana
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Dysgonia albivittaGuenée, 1852
    Ophiusa torridaGuenée, 1852
    Dysgonia festinaWalker, 1858
    Dysgonia albicansBerio, 1955
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    African MothsRoy Goff
    Afro MothsJurate De Prins. Willy De Prins
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths of India
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis

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Attribution-NonCommercialPaolo MazzeiItaly, Rocca di Papa

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Daniel Garcia GonzalezSpain, Villajoyosa
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