Cyligramma latona (Cramer) - Cream-striped owl

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Cyligramma latona
Cyligramma latona

Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Ndundu Lodge (left), Mia Falls (right), Vumba.

Species details:

Note: Commonly seen in and around houses
Distribution: Widespread and common in Subsaharan Africa
Larval food (by plant family):
Larval food (by plant genus):
Fabaceae subfamily MimosoideaeAcacia
Larval food (by plant species):

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

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. & Ballings, P. (2013). Flora of Zimbabwe: Butterfly species: Cyligramma latona .
http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=401110, retrieved 24 May 2013

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