Monopetalotaxis doleriformis

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Monopetalotaxis doleriformis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Monopetalotaxis
Species:
M. doleriformis
Binomial name
Monopetalotaxis doleriformis
(Walker, 1856) [1]
Synonyms
  • Aegeria doleriformisWalker, 1856
  • Monopetalotaxis wahlbergiWallengren 1859
  • Aegeria tayloriDruce, 1899

Monopetalotaxis doleriformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known from South Africa.

The larvae bore the roots of Aspalathus linearis . [2]

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