Thyretes hippotes

Thyretes hippotes is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. It is found in South Africa.^[1]

Thyretes hippotes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Thyretes
Species:	T. hippotes
Binomial name
Thyretes hippotes (Cramer, 1780)
Synonyms
Sphinx hippotes Cramer, 1780

The larvae feed on Pentzia incana.