Stemmatophalera persimilis
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| Stemmatophalera persimilis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Genus: | Stemmatophalera |
| Species: | S. persimilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Stemmatophalera persimilis Hampson, 1910 | |
Stemmatophalera persimilis is a species of moth in the family Notodontidae.[1] It was originally described in the genus Disracha by Sir George Francis Hampson, 10th Baronet, in 1910,[2] and was transferred to the genus Stemmatophalera in 2015 by Schintlmeister & T. Witt. It is found in most of Sub-Saharan Africa. Known host plants include Chaetachme aristata, Croton sylvaticus, Grewia lasiocarpa, and Trema bracteolata.[1]
