Ceutholopha isidis

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Ceutholopha isidis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Ceutholopha
Species: C. isidis
Binomial name
Ceutholopha isidis
(Zeller, 1867)[1]
Synonyms
  • Nephopteryx isidis Zeller, 1867

Ceutholopha isidis is a species of snout moth in the genus Ceutholopha. It was described by Zeller in 1867, and is known from Egypt,[1] India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Iran, Namibia, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates.

The larvae feed on Acacia farnesiana, Acacia tortilis, Rhus oxyacantha and Acacia nilotica.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29. 
  2. Afro Moths


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