Biology:Nycteola mauritia

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Short description: Species of moth

Nycteola mauritia
Nycteola mauritia (de Joannis, 1906).jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nolidae
Genus:
Nycteola
Species:
Nycteola mauritia
Binomial name
N. mauritia
(de Joannis, 1906)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sarrothripa mauritia de Joannis, 1906

Nycteola mauritia is a species of moth in the family Nolidae. It occurs only on some islands in the Indian Ocean, as Madagascar , Seychelles (Mahé, Praslin), Mauritius and Réunion.

Their larvae feed on Myrtaceae species, like Syzygium cumini.,[2] guava (Psidium pomiferum)[3] and Eucalyptus robusta.

References

  1. ↑ eol.org
  2. ↑ Martiré & Rochat, 2008, Papillons de la Réunion, ISBN Biotope 978-2-914817-07-3 page 425
  3. ↑ de Joannis, J. 1915. "Lépidoptères Hétérocères des Mascareignes et des Seychelles" (Mission de M. P. Carié. 1910–1913). - Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 84:page:3-4; pl. 1.

Wikidata ☰ Q7070998 entry




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