Obtusipalpis pardalis

Obtusipalpis pardalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Obtusipalpis
Species: O. pardalis
Binomial name
Obtusipalpis pardalis
Hampson, 1896

Obtusipalpis pardalis, the snow leopard, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hampson in 1896.[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Katanga), Ethiopia, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.[2]

The larvae feed on Ficus species and Euodia latifolia.[3]

References

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


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