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Heortia ocellata

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Species of moth

Heortia ocellata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Heortia
Species: H. ocellata
Binomial name
Heortia ocellata
(Hampson, 1916)
Synonyms
  • Sameodes ocellata Hampson, 1916

Heortia ocellata is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1916. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana and Kenya.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Funtumia elastica and Holarrhena floribunda.

References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Heortia ocellata (Hampson, 1916)". Afromoths. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
Taxon identifiers
Heortia ocellata


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