Pallastica pallens (Bethune-Baker, 1908a)

Mbata, Keith J. & Prins, Jurate De, 2023, Annotated checklist of moths of Zambia (Insecta: Lepidoptera), Zootaxa 5354 (1), pp. 1-503 : 130

Pallastica pallens (Bethune-Baker, 1908a)

COMMON NAME (S): Eggar, Snout moth (although this also refers to the Pyralidae ) or Lappet moth.

SYNONYM(S): Metanastria denticula Bethune-Baker, 1908a .

IUCN STATUS: Not Evaluated (NE).

DISTRIBUTION: Burundi, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia.

LOCALITY IN ZAMBIA: Type locality is Fort Jameson [now Chipata], N. E. Rhodesia [now N.E. Zambia], in Eastern Province .

LARVAL HOSTPLANT(S): Host plants for the taxon include Pinus patula Schiede ex Schltdl. & Cham. and P. radiata D.Don (Pinaceae) , Eucalyptus grandis W.Hill (Myrtaceae) and Theobroma cacao L. ( Malvaceae ).

SOURCES: African Moths 2019; Bethune-Baker 1908a; De Prins & De Prins 2022.