| Tolna sypnoides | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Tolna |
| Species: | T. sypnoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Tolna sypnoides (Butler, 1878)
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Tolna sypnoides is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878. It is found in Nigeria Sierra Leone, Ghana and South Africa, as well as in Madagascar and other islands of the Indian Ocean.[1] They have a wingspan of around 70 mm.[citation needed]
The caterpillars of Tolna sypnoides feed on mango trees (Mangifera indica), Schinus terebinthifolius, both of the family of Anacardiaceae and Syzygium cumini (Myrtaceae).[2]
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References[edit]
- ^ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Tolna sypnoides (Butler, 1878)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
- ^ Breniere & Dubois (1965). Catalogue des Insectes nuisibles aux Cultures malgaches. Institut de recherches Agronomique à Madagascar. 43.