Heortia ocellata

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Heortia ocellata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Heortia
Species:
H. ocellata
Binomial name
Heortia ocellata
(Hampson, 1916)
Synonyms
  • Sameodes ocellataHampson, 1916

Heortia ocellata is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1916. [1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana and Kenya.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Funtumia elastica and Holarrhena floribunda . [2]

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References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Heortia ocellata (Hampson, 1916)". Afromoths. Retrieved October 27, 2018.