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Nycteola mauritia

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Nycteola mauritia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nolidae
Genus:
Nycteola
Species:
Nycteola mauritia
Binomial name
N. mauritia
Synonyms
  • Sarrothripa mauritia de Joannis, 1906

Nycteola mauritia is a species of moth in the family Nolidae. It occurs only on some islands in the Indian Ocean, as Madagascar, Seychelles (Mahé, Praslin), Mauritius and Réunion.

Their larvae feed on Myrtaceae species, like Syzygium cumini.,[2] guava (Psidium pomiferum)[3] and Eucalyptus robusta.

References

  1. ^ eol.org
  2. ^ Martiré & Rochat, 2008, Papillons de la Réunion, ISBN Biotope 978-2-914817-07-3 page 425
  3. ^ de Joannis, J. 1915. "Lépidoptères Hétérocères des Mascareignes et des Seychelles" (Mission de M. P. Carié. 1910–1913). - Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 84:page:3-4; pl. 1.
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