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Digitivalva delaireae

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Digitivalva delaireae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Acrolepiidae
Genus: Digitivalva
Species:
D. delaireae
Binomial name
Digitivalva delaireae
Gaedike & Krüger, 2002

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

  1. ^ 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. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)[permanent dead link]