Noorda blitealis
| Noorda blitealis | |
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| From Sri Lanka | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Noorda |
| Species: | N. blitealis
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| Binomial name | |
| Noorda blitealis Walker, 1859
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Noorda blitealis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in subtropical Africa, south of the Sahara and in Australasia (Australia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand).[2]
It has a wingspan of about 19–22 mm.
Host plants
[edit]The larvae are an important defoliator of Moringa oleifera (Moringaceae).[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Noorda blitealis Walker 1859". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on June 28, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Noorda blitealis Walker, 1859". Afromoths. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ^ Ratnadass, Alain; Zakari-Moussa, Ousmane; Salha, Halarou; Minet, Joël; Seyfoulaye, Amadou Asmaou (2011). "Noorda blitealis Walker, a major pest of horse-radish trees in Niger (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)". Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France (in French). 116 (4): 401–404. doi:10.3406/bsef.2011.2936.
External links
[edit]- "Noorda blitealis Walker, 1859". African Moths. - with pictures
- "Noorda blitealis Walker, 1859". (July 17, 2012). Lépidoptères de La Réunion. - with pictures
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