| Elophila africalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Elophila |
| Species: | E. africalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Elophila africalis (Hampson, 1906) | |
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Elophila africalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1906. [1] It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
The wingspan is 12–16 mm for males and 16–22 mm for females. Adults are on wing in February and from April to November, probably in continuous generations. [2]
