Filodes costivitralis
| Filodes costivitralis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Spilomelinae |
| Genus: | Filodes |
| Species: | F. costivitralis |
| Binomial name | |
| Filodes costivitralis Guenée, 1862[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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The Window Pearl (Filodes costivitralis) is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in La Réunion, Madagascar, Mauritania and central, southern and eastern Africa.[2][3]
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Filodes costivitralis larvae
The larvae feed on Hibiscus sp. and Thunbergia species, including Thunbergia grandiflora.
Occasionally the adults drink tear liquid from cattle, and can be a vector of animal diseases[4]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-04-26.
- ↑ Africanmoths.com
- ↑ Afro Moths
- ↑ Papillons de la Réunion - ISBN Biotope 978-2-914817-07-3 - page 248