Pachymeta robusta Aurivillius - Msasa moth

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Pachymeta robusta
Pachymeta robusta
Pachymeta robusta

Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Cumberland Valley, nr Juliasdale.

Species details:

Note: Caterpillars large, covered in highly irritant hairs; living gregariously.
Distribution:
Larval food (by plant family):
Larval food (by plant genus):
Larval food (by plant species):
Fabaceae subfamily CaesalpinioideaeBrachystegia spiciformis

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings, 2002-13

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. & Ballings, P. (2013). Flora of Zimbabwe: Moth species: Pachymeta robusta .
http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=400360, retrieved 25 May 2013

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