Leucinodes pseudorbonalis

Leucinodes pseudorbonalis
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]

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