Obtusipalpis pardalis

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Obtusipalpis pardalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Obtusipalpis
Species:
O. pardalis
Binomial name
Obtusipalpis pardalis
Hampson, 1896

Obtusipalpis pardalis, the snow leopard, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1896. [1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Katanga), Ethiopia, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. [2]

The larvae feed on Ficus species and Euodia latifolia . [3]

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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). "Obtusipalpis pardalis Hampson, 1896". Afromoths. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  3. African Moths