Pimelephila
| Pimelephila | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Pimelephila Tams, 1930[1] |
| Species: | P. ghesquierei |
| Binomial name | |
| Pimelephila ghesquierei Tams, 1930 | |
Pimelephila is a genus of moths of the Crambidae family. It contains only one species, Pimelephila ghesquierei, is found in Benin, the Democratic Republic of Congo (Katanga, East Kasai, Equateur) and Ghana.
The larvae feed on Elaeis guineensis and Ancistrophyllum secundiflorum.[2]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
- ↑ Afro Moths
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