Biology:Obtusipalpis pardalis

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Short description: Species of moth

Obtusipalpis pardalis
Snow Leopard Moth (Obtusipalpis pardalis) (32135329041).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Obtusipalpis
Species:
O. pardalis
Binomial name
Obtusipalpis pardalis
Hampson, 1896

Obtusipalpis pardalis, the snow leopard, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1896.[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Katanga), Ethiopia, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.[2]

The larvae feed on Ficus species and Euodia latifolia.[3]

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). "Obtusipalpis pardalis Hampson, 1896". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/OBTUPARD. Retrieved October 30, 2018. 
  3. African Moths

Wikidata ☰ Q13907005 entry