''Negera natalensis'' is a
moth in the family
Drepanidae. It was described by Felder in 1874. It is found in
Cameroon, the
Central African Republic, the
Democratic Republic of Congo,
Gabon,
Ghana,
Ivory Coast
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,
Nigeria,
Senegal,
Sierra Leone,
South Africa,
Tanzania,
Gambia
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,
Uganda and
Zambia.
Afro Moths
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The larvae feed on ''Pavetta lanceolata
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'' and '' Coffea'' species.
Subspecies
*''Negera natalensis natalensis'' (South Africa)
*''Negera natalensis geometroides'' (Holland, 1893) (Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia)
*''Negera natalensis parviluma'' Watson, 1965 (Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Senegal, Gambia)
References
Moths described in 1874
Drepaninae
Moths of Africa
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