Namibicola palmwagos

Namibicola palmwagos
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Namibicola
Species:
N. palmwagos
Binomial name
Namibicola palmwagos
Mey, 2011

Namibicola palmwagos is a species of snout moth in the genus Namibicola. It was described by Wolfram Mey in 2011, and is known from Namibia and South Africa.[1]

The larvae feed on Euphorbia bothae and possibly also on Euphorbia gregaria and Euphorbia damara.

References

  1. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Namibicola palmwagos Mey, 2011". Afromoths. Retrieved August 13, 2020.


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