Digitivalva delaireae
Appearance
Digitivalva delaireae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Acrolepiidae |
Genus: | Digitivalva |
Species: | D. delaireae
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Binomial name | |
Digitivalva delaireae Gaedike & Krüger, 2002
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Digitivalva delaireae is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae that is endemic to South Africa.[1]
It is a potential biological control agent for Delairea odorata, the larval host plant.
References
- ^ Gaedike, R.; Krüger, M. (2002). "Digitivalva (Digitivalva) delaireae sp. n. (Lepidoptera: Acrolepiidae), a potential biological control agent for Delairea odorata (Asteraceae)" (PDF). 10 (2). African Entomology: 357–360.
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