Lhommeia subapicata - Banded Thorn

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Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa National Park.

Species details:

Notes:
Distribution: Recorded from Gambia, Mali, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana and South Africa so likely widespread in tropical Africa.
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Related plant species:
RhamnaceaeZiziphus mucronata (Larval foodplant)
Literature: africanmoths.com

Copyright: The DRC flora team, 2024-25

The DRC flora team (2025). Flora of the Democratic Republic of Congo: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Lhommeia subapicata .
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=403530, retrieved 16 June 2025

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