Filodes costivitralis
Filodes costivitralis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Subfamily: | Spilomelinae |
Genus: | Filodes |
Species: | F. costivitralis |
Binomial name | |
Filodes costivitralis Guenée, 1862[1] | |
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Filodes costivitralis, the window pearl, is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in La Réunion, Madagascar, Mauritania and central, southern and eastern Africa.[2][3]
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Filodes costivitralis larvae
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The larvae feed on Hibiscus sp. and Thunbergia species, including Thunbergia grandiflora.
Occasionally the adults drink tear liquid from cattle, and can be a vector of animal diseases[4]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved 2012-04-26.
- ↑ Africanmoths.com
- ↑ Afro Moths
- ↑ Papillons de la Réunion - ISBN Biotope 978-2-914817-07-3 - page 248
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