Pimelephila

Pimelephila is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Pimelephila ghesquierei, is found in Benin, the Democratic Republic of Congo (Katanga, East Kasai, Equateur) and Ghana.

Pimelephila
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Pimelephila

Tams, 1930[1]
Species:
P. ghesquierei
Binomial name
Pimelephila ghesquierei
Tams, 1930

The larvae feed on Elaeis guineensis and Ancistrophyllum secundiflorum.[2]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
  2. Afro Moths


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