Heortia ocellata
Heortia ocellata is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1916.[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana and Kenya.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Heortia |
| Species: | H. ocellata |
| Binomial name | |
| Heortia ocellata (Hampson, 1916) | |
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The larvae have been recorded feeding on Funtumia elastica and Holarrhena floribunda.[2]
References
- Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Heortia ocellata (Hampson, 1916)". Afromoths. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
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