Ochyrotica rufa

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Ochyrotica rufa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Ochyrotica
Species:
O. rufa
Binomial name
Ochyrotica rufa
Arenberger, 1987 [1]

Ochyrotica rufa is a moth of the family Pterophoridae.

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Distribution

It is known from Comoros, La Réunion, Madagascar and Mauritius.

Biology

A known host-plant of this species is Ipomoea batatas (Convolvulaceae).

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References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Ochyrotica rufa Arenberger, 1987". Afromoths. Retrieved March 5, 2018.