Condylorrhiza zyphalis

Condylorrhiza zyphalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Condylorrhiza
Species: C. zyphalis
Binomial name
Condylorrhiza zyphalis
(Viette, 1958)
Synonyms
  • Pyrausta zyphalis Viette, 1958

Condylorrhiza zyphalis is a species of moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in Madagascar and La Réunion.[1]

Its wingspan is 28–30 mm, with a length of the forewings of 13.5–14.5 millimetres (0.53–0.57 in).[2]

Foodplants

The larvae feed on the Salicaceae species Homalium paniculatum.[3]

References

  1. afromoths.net
  2. Viette, P., 1958. Mémoires de l'Institut scientifique de Madagascar; Série E, Tomé IX, P.146-147: Pyrales de la région malgache nouvelles ou peu connues (Lepidoptera)
  3. Martiré & Rochat. 2008. Les papillons de La Réunion et leurs chenilles
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