Namibicola palmwagos

Namibicola palmwagos
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Namibicola[1]
Species: N. palmwagos
Binomial name
Namibicola palmwagos
Mey, 2011

Namibicola palmwagos is a species of snout moth in the genus Namibicola. It was described by Mey in 2011, and is known from Namibia and South Africa.[2]

The larvae feed on Euphorbia bothae and possibly also on Euphorbia gregaria and Euphorbia damara.

References

  1. "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. Afro Moths


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