Biology:Noorda blitealis

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Short description: Species of moth

Noorda blitealis
Noorda blitealis from Sri Lanka.jpg
From Sri Lanka
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Family:
Subfamily:
Noordinae
Genus:
Species:
N. blitealis
Binomial name
Noorda blitealis
Walker, 1859
Synonyms
  • Noorda moringae Tams, 1938
  • Scopula subjectalis Walker, 1866
  • Argyria holocrossa Meyrick 1902[1]

Noorda blitealis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in subtropical Africa, south of the Sahara and in Australasia (Australia , Sri Lanka, India , Thailand).[2]

It has a wingspan of about 19–22 mm.

Host plants

The larvae are an important defoliator of Moringa oleifera (Moringaceae).[3]

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Noorda blitealis Walker 1859". Taxapad. http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=83897509. Retrieved June 27, 2018. 
  2. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2018). "Noorda blitealis Walker, 1859". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/NOORBLIT. Retrieved June 27, 2018. 
  3. Ratnadass, Alain; Zakari-Moussa, Ousmane; Salha, Halarou; Minet, Joël; Seyfoulaye, Amadou Asmaou (2011). "Noorda blitealis Walker, a major pest of horse-radish trees in Niger (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)" (in fr). Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 116 (4): 401-404. http://publications.cirad.fr/une_notice.php?dk=562816. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7049860 entry