Egybolis vaillantina - Peach moth

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Egybolis vaillantina

Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Catapu, Mozambique

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Note: This spectacular species is one of the few truely diurnal moths
Distribution: From the Cape in South Africa to Kenya, favouring coastal areas and low-altitude river valleys
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Botswana: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Egybolis vaillantina .
https://www.botswanaflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=401120, retrieved 28 March 2024

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