Achyra coelatalis

Achyra coelatalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859.[1] It is found in Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Réunion, Lesotho, Madagascar, Namibia, Niger, the Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Australia, India and Sri Lanka.[2]

Achyra coelatalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Achyra
Species:
A. coelatalis
Binomial name
Achyra coelatalis
(Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Dosara coelatalis Walker, 1859
  • Sceliodes nodiferalis Gaede, 1917

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Sorghum species, Oryza sativa, Pennisetum americanum and Zea mays.[3]

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Achyra coelatalis (Walker, 1859)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  3. African Moths


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