Ghesquierellana hirtusalis

Ghesquierellana hirtusalis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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 ;

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]

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

References

^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Ghesquierellana hirtusalis (Walker, 1859)". Afromoths. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
^ 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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