Ghesquierellana hirtusalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Ghesquierellana |
Species: | G. hirtusalis
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Binomial name | |
Ghesquierellana hirtusalis (Walker, 1859)
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Ghesquierellana hirtusalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859.[1] It is found on the Comoros (Mohéli) and in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Orientale, North Kivu, Equateur), Ethiopia, Réunion, Madagascar, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Zimbabwe,[2] and Mali.[3]
The larvae feed on the fruits of Ficus species, including Ficus mucoso, Ficus vallis-choudae and Ficus mauritiana.