Ochyrotica rufa
Appearance
Ochyrotica rufa | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Ochyrotica |
Species: | O. rufa
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Binomial name | |
Ochyrotica rufa Arenberger, 1987[1]
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Ochyrotica rufa is a moth of the family Pterophoridae.
Distribution
[edit]It is known from Comoros, La Réunion, Madagascar and Mauritius.
Biology
[edit]A known host-plant of this species is Ipomoea batatas (Convolvulaceae).
References
[edit]- Arenberger, E. 1987. Ochyrotica rufa n. sp. aus Madagaskar. - Entomologische Zeitschrift 97:175–176
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Ochyrotica rufa Arenberger, 1987". Afromoths. Retrieved March 5, 2018.