Biology:Stenochora
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Short description: Genus of moths
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Pyraustinae |
| Genus: | Stenochora Warren, 1892[1] |
| Species: | S. lancinalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Stenochora lancinalis (Guenée, 1854)
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Stenochora is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Stenochora lancinalis, the lanced pearl, which is found in southern and south-eastern Africa and the African islands of the Indian Ocean. The range includes Botswana, the Comoros (Mohéli, Grande Comore), the Democratic Republic of Congo, La Réunion, Madagascar , Mauritius, Mozambique, the Seychelles (Aldabra), South Africa , Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[2]
This species has a wingspan of about 25 mm[3]-30mm[4] and long and narrow forewings.
The larvae feed on Clerodendrum glabrum.
Subspecies
- Ischnurges lancinalis lancinalis (Mauritius, La Réunion)
- Ischnurges lancinalis paulianalis Marion, 1954 (Madagascar )
- Ischnurges lancinalis aldabrensis Viette, 1958 (Aldabra (Seychelles))
- Ischnurges lancinalis comorensis Viette, 1958 (Comoros)
References
- ↑ "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx.
- ↑ Afro Moths
- ↑ Guenée, 1854. Histoire naturelle des Insectes. VIII. Species général des Lépidoptères. Deltoites et Pyralites. - 8: p.169
- ↑ Lederer, 1863b. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Pyraliden. - Wiener entomologische Monatschrift 7: p.466-467, : pl. 9, ill. 15
Wikidata ☰ Q7607630 entry
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