Biology:Heortia ocellata

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Short description: Species of moth

Heortia ocellata
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Heortia
Species:
H. ocellata
Binomial name
Heortia ocellata
(Hampson, 1916)
Synonyms
  • Sameodes ocellata Hampson, 1916

Heortia ocellata is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1916.[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana and Kenya.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Funtumia elastica and Holarrhena floribunda.[2]

References

  1. Nuss, M. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved July 15, 2014. 
  2. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2018). "Heortia ocellata (Hampson, 1916)". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/HEOROCEL. Retrieved October 27, 2018. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13226558 entry