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Noorda blitealis

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Noorda blitealis
From Sri Lanka
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Noorda
Species:
N. blitealis
Binomial name
Noorda blitealis
Walker, 1859
Synonyms
  • Noorda moringae Tams, 1938
  • Scopula subjectalis Walker, 1866
  • Argyria holocrossa Meyrick 1902[1]

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

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The larvae are an important defoliator of Moringa oleifera (Moringaceae).[3]

References

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  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Noorda blitealis Walker 1859". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on June 28, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Noorda blitealis Walker, 1859". Afromoths. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  3. ^ 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.
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