Palpita elealis

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Palpita elealis
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P. elealis
Binomial name
Palpita elealis
(Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Tobata elealis Walker, 1859
  • Cryptographis rogenhoferi Lederer, 1863
  • Glyphodes angustimargo Warren, 1914
  • Eudioptis beninalis Plötz, 1880
  • Phakellura peridromella Mabille, 1881

Palpita elealis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Walker in 1859. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, South Africa, São Tomé & Principe, Gambia, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The larvae feed on Rauwolfia vomitoria and Tabernanthe species.[1]

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