Ghesquierellana hirtusalis

Ghesquierellana hirtusalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Ghesquierellana
Species: G. hirtusalis
Binomial name
Ghesquierellana hirtusalis
(Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Botys hirtusalis Walker, 1859
  • Ghesquierellana hirsutalis Pinhey, 1975
  • Phostria pallas Meyrick, 1936
  • Polygrammodes hirtusalis borbonica Viette, 1976

Ghesquierellana hirtusalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Walker in 1859.[1] It is found on the Comoros (Mohéli) and in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Orientale, North Kivu, Equateur), Ethiopia, La Réunion, Madagascar, Sierra Leone, South Africa and Zimbabwe.[2]

The larvae feed on the fruits of Ficus species, including Ficus mucoso, Ficus vallis-choudae and Ficus mauritiana.

References

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


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