Noorda blitealis | |
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From Sri Lanka | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Noorda |
Species: | N. blitealis
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Binomial name | |
Noorda blitealis
Walker, 1859
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Synonyms | |
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Noorda blitealis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in subtropical Africa, south of the Sahara and in Australasia ( Australia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand). [2]
It has a wingspan of about 19–22 mm.
The larvae are an important defoliator of Moringa oleifera ( Moringaceae). [3]
Noorda blitealis | |
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From Sri Lanka | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Noorda |
Species: | N. blitealis
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Binomial name | |
Noorda blitealis
Walker, 1859
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Synonyms | |
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Noorda blitealis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in subtropical Africa, south of the Sahara and in Australasia ( Australia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand). [2]
It has a wingspan of about 19–22 mm.
The larvae are an important defoliator of Moringa oleifera ( Moringaceae). [3]