Pericyma mendax is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found most countries in subtropical Africa south of the Sahara, in Cape Verde, Mauritius, La Réunion and Madagascar.afromoths.net
It has a wingspan of approx. 40mm. Host plants of the larvae are Acacia mearnsiiMartiré & Rochat, 2008. Les papillons de La Réunion et leurs chenilles, p.399 and Acacia sp.Hacker, Fibiger, & Schreier, 2007. Macrosenta purpurascens spec. nov., eine neue Notodontidae-Art aus Yemen (Lepidoptera). - Esperiana Memoir 3:341–344. Fabaceae
References Walker, 1858b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XIII.– Noctuidae. - 13 (1957):i–iv, 1521–1888
External links Boldsystems.org: Pictures of Pericyma mendax