Noorda blitealis

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Noorda blitealis
Noorda blitealis from Sri Lanka.jpg
From Sri Lanka
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Subfamily:
Noordinae
Genus:
Noorda
Species:
N. blitealis
Binomial name
Noorda blitealis
Walker, 1859
Synonyms
  • Noorda moringaeTams, 1938
  • Scopula subjectalisWalker, 1866
  • Argyria holocrossaMeyrick 1902 [1]

Noorda blitealis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in subtropical Africa, south of the Sahara and in Australasia (Australia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand). [2]

Contents

It has a wingspan of about 19–22 mm.

Host plants

The larvae are an important defoliator of Moringa oleifera (Moringaceae) [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Noorda blitealis Walker 1859". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on June 28, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  2. ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Noorda blitealis Walker, 1859". Afromoths. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  3. ↑ Ratnadass, A.; Zakari-Moussa, O.; Salha, H.; Minet, J. & Seyfoulaye, A.A. (2011). "Noorda blitealis Walker, a major pest of horse-radish trees in Niger (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)". Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France. 116 (4): 401–404. Cirad publications. (in French)


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