Namibicola palmwagos

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N. palmwagos
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Namibicola palmwagos
Mey, 2011

Namibicola palmwagos is a species of snout moth in the genus Namibicola . It was described by Wolfram Mey in 2011, and is known from Namibia and South Africa. [2]

The larvae feed on Euphorbia bothae and possibly also on Euphorbia gregaria and Euphorbia damara .

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References

  1. Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Segerer, Andreas; Li, Houhun; Schouten, Rob; Solis, M. Alma; Trofimova, Tatiana; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Namibicola palmwagos Mey, 2011". Afromoths. Retrieved August 13, 2020.