Thyretes hippotes is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. It is found in South Africa.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Thyretes |
| Species: | T. hippotes
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| Thyretes hippotes (Cramer, 1780)
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The larvae feed on Pentzia incana.
References
edit- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Thyretes hippotes (Cramer, 1780)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.