Filodes costivitralis
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Filodes |
Species: | F. costivitralis
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Filodes costivitralis | |
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Filodes costivitralis, the window pearl, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Réunion, Madagascar, Mauritius, and central, southern and eastern Africa.[2][3]
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The larvae feed on Hibiscus species and Thunbergia species, including Thunbergia grandiflora.
Occasionally the adults drink tear liquid from cattle, and can be a vector of animal diseases.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2012-04-26.
- ^ Africanmoths.com
- ^ Afromoths
- ^ Papillons de la Réunion - ISBN Biotope 978-2-914817-07-3 - page 248