Eutelia blandiatrix

Eutelia blandiatrix
Eutelia blandiatrix
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Eutelia
Species: E. blandiatrix
Binomial name
Eutelia blandiatrix
(Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Eurhipidia blandiatrix Guenée, 1852

Eutelia blandiatrix is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found across southern, subtropical Africa, from São Tomé and Principe in the West to the islands of the Indian Ocean in the East. Its presence has also been stated in the United Arab Emirates.

It has a wingspan of approx. 25–30 mm.

In Réunion the larvae feed on Schinus terebinthifolius,[1] an Anacardiaceae that has its origins in South America.

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