DISTRIBUTION:

Orthogonioptilum pancratia (wingspan: males: mm; females: larger) flies in . It is treated as a separate species by Bouyer, 1995, formerly listed as Holocera, but Darge does not include it in his more recent and comprehensive publication.

The Natural History Museum website lists it from Lindi, southeastern Tanzania and Rhodesia (Zimbabwe).

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

This moth flies in .

Orthogonioptilum pancratia larval hosts are unknown.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS AND PUPAE:

Larval Food Plants

It is hoped that this alphabetical listing followed by the common name of the foodplant will prove useful. The list is not exhaustive. Experimenting with closely related foodplants is worthwhile.

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