Genus: Digama
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Heteroneura > Ditrysia >
Apoditrysia > Obtectomera >
Macrolepidoptera >
Noctuoidea
> Aganaidae
Species native to southern Africa
List from Vári et al. (2002).
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Digama aganais
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Digama budonga
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Digama lithosioides
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Digama meridionalis
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Digama ostentata
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Digama spilleri
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References
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COMPTON, S.G. 1987. Aganais speciosa and
Danaus
chrysippus (Lepidoptera) sabotage the latex defences of their host
plants. Ecological Entomology 12: 115-118.
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VÁRI, L., KROON, D.M., & KRÜGER, M. 2002. Classification
and checklist of the species of Lepidoptera recorded in southern Africa.
Simple Solutions, Chatswood Australia.
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