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Achyra coelatalis

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Achyra coelatalis
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A. coelatalis
Binomial name
Achyra coelatalis
(Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Dosara coelatalis Walker, 1859
  • Sceliodes nodiferalis Gaede, 1917

Achyra coelatalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Walker in 1859.[1] It is found in Botswana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Kenya, La 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

  1. ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ Afro Moths
  3. ^ African Moths