Agathodes musivalis

Agathodes musivalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Spilomelinae
Genus: Agathodes
Species: A. musivalis
Binomial name
Agathodes musivalis
Guenée, 1854
Synonyms
  • Agathodes chrysalis Hampson, 1908

Agathodes musivalis is a species of moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in Mayotte, Congo, Kenya, La Réunion, Malawi, Mauritius, Madagascar, Mozambique, Somalia, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[1]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Erythrina indica and Erythrina caffra (Fabaceae).[2][3]

References

  1. afromoths
  2. Guillermet, C. 2009a
  3. Ghesquière, J. 1942a

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