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Sundowner moth

Sphingomorpha chlorea

Classification

Class
Insecta
Family
Erebidae

Sphingomorpha chlorea, the sundowner moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae that is native to Africa and southern Asia. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1777. It is a fruit-piercing moth and a notorious pest in orchards.

Distribution

(c) Bernard DUPONT, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 1