Leucinodes rimavallis

Leucinodes rimavallis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Leucinodes[1]
Species: L. rimavallis
Binomial name
Leucinodes rimavallis
Mally et al., 2015

Leucinodes rimavallis is a species of moth in the Crambidae family. It is found in Burundi, eastern and southern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa and Uganda.

The length of the forewings is 8.5–12 mm for males and 7–14 mm for females. The wing pattern is as in Leucinodes orbonalis.

The larvae feed on Solanum melongena and Withania somnifera.

Etymology

The species name refers to the African Rift Valley, the main distributional area of this species and is derived from Latin rima (meaning rift) and vallis (meaning valley).[2]

References

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