''Palpita metallata'' is a
moth in the family
Crambidae. It is found in
Cameroon,
Mayotte,
Democratic Republic of Congo (Bas Congo, East Kasai, Orientale),
Ghana,
Kenya,
Nigeria,
Sierra Leone,
South Africa,
Tanzania and
Uganda.
Afro Moths
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The larvae feed on ''Funtumia
''Funtumia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1900. It is native to Africa.
;Species
* ''Funtumia africana'' (Benth.) Stapf - widespread from Senegal to Tanzania, south to Zimbabwe
* ''Funtum ...
'' species.
References
Moths described in 1781
Palpita
Moths of Africa
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