Negera natalensis is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Felder in 1874.[1] It is found in Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Gambia, Uganda and Zambia.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Drepanidae |
| Genus: | Negera |
| Species: | N. natalensis
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| Negera natalensis (Felder, 1874)
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The larvae feed on Pavetta lanceolata and Coffea species.
Subspecies
edit- Negera natalensis natalensis (South Africa)
- Negera natalensis geometroides (Holland, 1893) (Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia)
- Negera natalensis parviluma Watson, 1965 (Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Senegal, Gambia)
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Negera natalensis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
- ^ Afro Moths
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