Biology:Anarsia agricola

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Short description: Species of moth

Anarsia agricola
Pl.5-fig.48-Anarsia agricola Walsingham, 1891.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Anarsia
Species:
A. agricola
Binomial name
Anarsia agricola
Walsingham, 1891
Synonyms
  • Anarsia agricola var. gambiensis Strand, 1913

Anarsia agricola is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Walsingham in 1891. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa , Tanzania, Gambia, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[1]

The larvae feed on Alchornea cordifolia and Combretum species.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13370016 entry