Leucinodes pseudorbonalis
| Leucinodes pseudorbonalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Leucinodes[1] |
| Species: | L. pseudorbonalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Leucinodes pseudorbonalis Mally et al., 2015 | |
Leucinodes pseudorbonalis is a species of moth in the Crambidae family. It is found in Angola, Senegal and Uganda.
The length of the forewings is 7–8.5 mm for males and 9–11 mm for females. The wing pattern is as in Leucinodes orbonalis.
The larvae feed on Solanum aethiopicum and Solanum melongena.
Etymology
The species name refers to the similarities in external and male genital characters with Leucinodes orbonalis and is derived from Greek pseud(o) (meaning false) and orbonalis (the name of the similar species).[2]
References
- ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
- ↑ Discovery of an unknown diversity of Leucinodes species damaging Solanaceae fruits in sub-Saharan Africa and moving in trade (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Pyraloidea)
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