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Ceutholopha isidis

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Ceutholopha isidis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Ceutholopha
Species:
C. isidis
Binomial name
Ceutholopha isidis
(Zeller, 1867)[1]
Synonyms
  • Nephopteryx isidis Zeller, 1867
  • Pseudophycitadella leveuleuxi Guillermet 2007
  • Phycita calycoptila Meyrick, 1935
  • Salebria cirrhodelta Meyrick, 1933
  • Phycita gilvibasella Ragonot, 1888

Ceutholopha isidis is a species of snout moth in the genus Ceutholopha. It was described by Zeller in 1867, and is known from Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Congo, Indonesia, Iran, Italy (Lampedusa), Mauritius, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Réunion, South Africa, Sudan and the United Arab Emirates. One specimen was caught on 18 August 2012, at Dymchurch, England by J. E. Owen. The moth is either an adventive, or a possible immigrant because it arrived during a period of immigration.[2]

The larvae feed on Acacia farnesiana, Acacia tortilis, Rhus oxyacantha and Acacia nilotica.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. ^ Young, Mark (2014). "Additions To The British Isles List Of Lepidoptera Published During 2013". Atropos (53): 28–9.
  3. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Ceutholopha isidis (Zeller, 1867)". Afromoths. Retrieved December 5, 2017.