Zebronia phenice is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Stoll in 1782.[1] It is found in Cameroon, Mayotte, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, La Réunion, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Gambia, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Zebronia |
| Species: | Z. phenice
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| Zebronia phenice (Stoll in Cramer & Stoll, 1782)
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The larvae feed on Zizyphus mauritiana, Spathodea campanulata, Tecoma and Stenotaphrum species.
References
edit- ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ Afro Moths