Prodidactis
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| Prodidactis mystica Meyrick, 1921 |
Prodidactis mystica Meyrick, 1921 is an enigmatic Pyraloidea-like moth from southern Africa which has been placed in its own family, Prodidactidae and which belongs in the Lepidopteran group Apoditrysia[1]. Its closest relative amongst this large group of Lepidoptera is not known. The larval foodplant is Nuxia congesta (Loganiaceae) (Butterfly-bush Family) (Epstein and Brown, 2003).
[edit] References
- Epstein, M.E. and Brown, J.W. (2003). Early stages of the enigmatic Prodidactis mystica (Meyrick) with comments on its new family assignment (Lepidoptera: Prodidactidae). Zootaxa, 247: 1-16. pdf
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