Obtusipalpis pardalis
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Obtusipalpis |
Species: | O. pardalis
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Binomial name | |
Obtusipalpis pardalis Hampson, 1896
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Obtusipalpis pardalis, the snow leopard, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1896.[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Katanga), Ethiopia, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.[2]
The larvae feed on Ficus species and Euodia latifolia.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Obtusipalpis pardalis Hampson, 1896". Afromoths. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
- ^ African Moths