Odontivalvia

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Odontivalvia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Odontiinae
Genus: Odontivalvia
Munroe, 1973[1]
Species:
O. radialis
Binomial name
Odontivalvia radialis
(Munroe, 1972)
Synonyms
  • Noctueliopsis radialis Munroe, 1972

Odontivalvia is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Odontivalvia radialis, which is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas.[2]

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Leucophyllum minus.[3] They create silken tunnels covered with frass, attached to the branches of the host plant.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
  2. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ^ Bug Guide
  4. ^ Kendall, R.O., 1976. Larval foodplants and life history notes for eight moths from Texas and Mexico. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 30(4): 269