Parotis marinata
Parotis marinata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Parotis |
Species: | P. marinata |
Binomial name | |
Parotis marinata (Fabricius, 1784) | |
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Parotis marinata is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Fabricius in 1784.[1] It is found in India (Assam, Darjeeling), New Guinea, on the Solomon Islands,[2] the Democratic Republic of Congo (Orientale, Equateur), South Africa (Eastern Cape).[3] and Australia.[4]
The larvae feed on Rauwolfia vomitoria.
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Parotis at funet
- ↑ Afro Moths
- ↑ BOLD Systems
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