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Mussidia nigrivenella Ragonot, 1888
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Mussidia nigrivenella is a species of snout moth in the genus Mussidia. It was described by Ragonot in 1888. It is found in Ivory Coast, Kenya, Niger, South Africa[2] and Mozambique.
The larvae feed on Zea mays, Theobroma cacao and Gossypium species.