Palpita vitralis - White pearl

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Palpita vitralis

Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Cloud Pool, Muanza Mozambique.

Species details:

Notes:

Distribution:

Almost worldwide except (ant)arctic regions

Related plant families:

Related plant genera:

Oleaceae

Jasminum (Larval foodplant)

Related plant species:

Oleaceae

Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata (Larval foodplant)

Literature:

africanmoths.com
Wikipedia

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Botswana: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Palpita vitralis .
https://www.botswanaflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=402620, retrieved 1 July 2025

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