Homadaula calamitosa
| Homadaula calamitosa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Galacticidae |
| Genus: | Homadaula |
| Species: | H. calamitosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Homadaula calamitosa (Meyrick, 1930) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Homadaula calamitosa is a moth in the Galacticidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1930.[1] It is found in Sudan.[2]
The wingspan is 14-15 mm. The forewings are grey, irrorated with white and strewn with numerous irregular dark grey or blackish small spots or dots forming longitudinal series. The plical stigma forms a larger blackish dot and there is some irregular white suffusion beyond this beneath the middle of the disc. The hindwings are whitish-grey with dark grey veins.
The larvae feed on the flowers of Acacia arabica and Acacia nilotica.[3]
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