''Naroma varipes'', the fig tree moth, is a moth in the subfamily

Lymantriinae The Lymantriinae (formerly called the Lymantriidae) are a subfamily of moths of the family Erebidae. The taxon was erected by George Hampson in 1893. Many of its component species are referred to as "tussock moths" of one sort or another. The cat ...

. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is native to tropical and southern Africa. Its larval food plants include the

fig The fig is the edible fruit of ''Ficus carica'', a species of small tree in the flowering plant family Moraceae. Native to the Mediterranean and western Asia, it has been cultivated since ancient times and is now widely grown throughout the world ...

species ''

Ficus thonningii ''Ficus thonningii'' is a species of ''Ficus''. It is native to Africa. It is commonly known as Mugumo to the Agikuyu or the Strangler Fig in common English. Recent phylogenetic analysis suggests it may be a species complex. The species has d ...

'', '' F. sur'' and '' F. natalensis''. They have white hindwings and creamy white forewings that are marked with a row of dark dots.

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Lymantriinae Moths described in 1865 {{Lymantriidae-stub