Filodes costivitralis

Filodes costivitralis, the window pearl, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Réunion, Madagascar, Mauritania and central, southern and eastern Africa.[2][3]

Filodes costivitralis larvae

Filodes costivitralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Filodes
Species:
F. costivitralis
Binomial name
Filodes costivitralis
Synonyms
  • Filodes productalis Hampson, 1898
  • Filodes costiventralis

The larvae feed on Hibiscus species and Thunbergia species, including Thunbergia grandiflora.

Occasionally the adults drink tear liquid from cattle, and can be a vector of animal diseases.[4]

References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2012-04-26.
  2. Africanmoths.com
  3. Afromoths
  4. Papillons de la Réunion - ISBN Biotope 978-2-914817-07-3 - page 248


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