Palpita metallata

Palpita metallata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Palpita
Species:	P. metallata
Binomial name
	Palpita metallata; (Fabricius, 1781)
Synonyms
	Phalaena metallata Fabricius, 1781; Glyphodes ocellata Hampson, 1899; Glyphodes picticaudalis Hampson, 1908;

Palpita metallata is a moth in the family Crambidae.^[1] It is found in Cameroon, Mayotte, Democratic Republic of Congo (Bas Congo, East Kasai, Orientale), Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda.^[2]

The larvae feed on Funtumia species.

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