Digitivalva delaireae

Digitivalva delaireae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
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.


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