Racotis squalida - Squalid satin

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Racotis squalida

Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Zebra Ranger Camp, Gorongosa National Park.

Species details:

Notes:
Distribution: Widespread in tropical Africa and South Africa.
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Related plant species:
AnnonaceaeAnnona senegalensis subsp. senegalensis (Larval food plant)
Literature: Pinhey, E.C.G. (1979), Moths of Southern Africa, A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, p. 87.
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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: Racotis squalida .
https://www.botswanaflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=402860, retrieved 15 June 2025

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