Zebronia phenice

Zebronia phenice

''Zebronia phenice'' is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Stoll in 1782. It is found in Cameroon, Mayotte, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, La Réunion, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Gambia, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The larvae feed on ''Zizyphus mauritiana'', ''Spathodea campanulata'', ''Tecoma'' and ''Stenotaphrum'' species.
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyCrambidae
GenusZebronia
SpeciesZ. phenice
Photographed in
Madagascar