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Nausinoe geometralis

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Nausinoe geometralis
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N. geometralis
Binomial name
Nausinoe geometralis
(Guenée, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Lepyrodes geometralis Guenée, 1854
  • Nausinoe geometricalis Lederer, 1863

Nausinoe geometralis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It can be found in western, southern and eastern Africa, from Ghana to South Africa and some islands of the Indian Ocean as well as in Australasia, Australia and India.[1]

Known host plants of this species are Oleaceae and Jasminum species.[2]

References

  1. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Nausinoe geometralis (Guenée, 1854)". Afromoths. Retrieved May 30, 2018.[ afromoths]
  2. ^ Guillermet, 2009a. Les Hétérocères, ou papillons de nuit, de l'île de La Réunion. Volume 3. Familles des Pyralidae et Crambidae. - — :1–552, pls. 1–11.