Achyra coelatalis

Achyra coelatalis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Achyra
Species:	A. coelatalis
Binomial name
	Achyra coelatalis; (Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
	Dosara coelatalis Walker, 1859 ; Sceliodes nodiferalis Gaede, 1917 ;

Achyra coelatalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859.^[1] It is found in Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Réunion, Lesotho, Madagascar, Namibia, Niger, the Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Australia, India and Sri Lanka.^[2]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Sorghum species, Oryza sativa, Pennisetum americanum and Zea mays.^[3]

References

^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Achyra coelatalis (Walker, 1859)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
^ African Moths

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[1] Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.

[2] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Achyra coelatalis (Walker, 1859)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 23, 2017.

[3] African Moths

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