Adelpherupa flavescens

Adelpherupa flavescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Pyraloidea
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Adelpherupa
Species: A. flavescens
Binomial name
Adelpherupa flavescens
Hampson, 1919[1]
Synonyms
  • Schoenobius aurantiacus Rothschild in Sjöstedt, 1926

Adelpherupa flavescens is a species of moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in Benin, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.[2]

The larvae feed on Oryza species.

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
  2. Afro Moths
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