Ghesquierellana hirtusalis

Ghesquierellana hirtusalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859.[1] It is found on the Comoros (Mohéli) and in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Orientale, North Kivu, Equateur), Ethiopia, Réunion, Madagascar, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Zimbabwe,[2] and Mali.[3]

Ghesquierellana hirtusalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Ghesquierellana
Species:
G. hirtusalis
Binomial name
Ghesquierellana hirtusalis
(Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Botys hirtusalis Walker, 1859
  • Ghesquierellana hirsutalis Pinhey, 1975
  • Phostria pallas Meyrick, 1936
  • Polygrammodes hirtusalis borbonica Viette, 1976

The larvae feed on the fruits of Ficus species, including Ficus mucoso, Ficus vallis-choudae and Ficus mauritiana.

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Ghesquierellana hirtusalis (Walker, 1859)". Afromoths. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  3. Poltavsky, A.N., Kravchenko, V.D., Traore, M.M., Traore, S.F., Gergely, P., Witt, Th.J., Sulak, H., Beck, R.H.-T., Junnila, A., Revay, E.E., Doumbia, S., Beier, J.C. & Müller, G.C. 2018. Biodiversity and seasonality of Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) in the woody savannah belt in Mali. Israel Journal of Entomology 48 (1): 69–78. Article


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