Neomocena convergens

Neomocena convergens (Hering, 1928a) COMMON NAME(S): Convergent Slug. SYNONYM(S): None. IUCN STATUS: Not Evaluated (NE). DISTRIBUTION: Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Gambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe. LOCALITY IN ZAMBIA: Lusaka, in Lusaka Province. LARVAL HOSTPLANT(S): Larval foodplants are: one Theaceae species, Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze; one yet to be identified Rubiaceae species, Coffea sp.; one Lythraceae species, Lagerstroemia indica L.; one yet to be identified Proteaceae species, Macadamia sp.; one identified and one yet to be identified Malvaceae species namely, Theobroma cacao L. and Corchorus sp.; two Euphorbiaceae species, Acalypha glabrata Thunb. and Ricinus communis L.; two Sapindaceae species Deinbollia oblongifolia (E.Mey. ex Arn.) Radlk. and Dodonaea sp.; one Ebenaceae species, Diospyros lycioides Desf. and one Celastraceae species, Putterlickia verrucosa (E. Mey. ex Sond.) Szyszył. SOURCES: African Moths 2019; De Prins & De Prins 2022; Janse 1964.