Biology:Psara ferruginalis

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Short description: Species of moth

Psara ferruginalis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Psara
Species:
P. ferruginalis
Binomial name
Psara ferruginalis
(Saalmüller, 1880)
Synonyms
  • Botys ferruginalis Saalmüller 1880

Psara ferruginalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae described by Max Saalmüller in 1880. It is found on Madagascar and Réunion.[1]

It has a wingspan of 20 mm.[2]

Host plants of this species are Stenotaphrum dimidiatum (Poaceae).[3]

References

  1. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2018). "Psara ferruginalis (Saalmüller, 1880)". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/PSARFERR. Retrieved June 19, 2018. 
  2. Saalmüller, Max, 1892, Lepideptoren von Madagaskar - "Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft", page 507, ref.877
  3. Guillermet, C. 2009a. Les Hétérocères, ou papillons de nuit, de l'île de La Réunion. Volume 3. Familles des Pyralidae et Crambidae

Wikidata ☰ Q7253997 entry