Palpita elealis
| Palpita elealis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Palpita |
| Species: | P. elealis |
| Binomial name | |
| Palpita elealis (Walker, 1859) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Palpita elealis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Walker in 1859. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, South Africa, São Tomé & Principe, Gambia, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
The larvae feed on Rauwolfia vomitoria and Tabernanthe species.[1]