Chrysopsyche mirifica is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878. It is found in Angola, Sierra Leone, Cameroon and Nigeria.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lasiocampidae |
| Genus: | Chrysopsyche |
| Species: | C. mirifica
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| Chrysopsyche mirifica (Butler, 1878)
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Biology
editFood-plants of this species are Alchornea cordifolia, Eucalyptus species, Neoboutonia species, Quisqualis indica and Rosa species.[2]
References
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- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Chrysopsyche mirifica (Butler, 1878)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
- ^ "Chrysopsyche mirifica (Butler, 1878)". African Moths. Archived from the original on February 26, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2018.