Palpita elealis

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Palpita elealis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Palpita
Species:
P. elealis
Binomial name
Palpita elealis
(Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Tobata elealisWalker, 1859
  • Cryptographis rogenhoferiLederer, 1863
  • Glyphodes angustimargoWarren, 1914
  • Eudioptis beninalisPlötz, 1880
  • Phakellura peridromellaMabille, 1881
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Palpita elealis

Palpita elealis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859.

Distribution

It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, South Africa, São Tomé and Príncipe, the Gambia, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The larvae feed on Rauvolfia vomitoria and Tabernanthe species. [1]

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References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Palpita elealis (Walker, 1859)". Afromoths. Retrieved January 30, 2018.