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Ocinara ficicola

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Ocinara ficicola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bombycidae
Genus: Ocinara
Species:
O. ficicola
Binomial name
Ocinara ficicola
(Ormerod, 1889)
Synonyms
  • Trilocha ficicola Westwood & Ormerod, 1889

Ocinara ficicola is a moth in the family Bombycidae. It was described by Eleanor Anne Ormerod in 1889.[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Kenya, Nigeria, Somalia, South Africa and Uganda.[2]

The larvae feed on Ficus species.

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Ocinara ficicola​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Ocinara ficicola (Ormerod, 1889)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 6, 2018.