Psara acrospila
Psara acrospila is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1886. It is found on Fiji,[1] Tonga, the Maldives, Mauritius and in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Equateur, East Kasai).
| Psara acrospila | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Psara |
| Species: | P. acrospila |
| Binomial name | |
| Psara acrospila (Meyrick, 1886) | |
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The larvae feed on Bidens pilosa.[2]
References
- Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Bauer, Franziska; Segerer, Andreas; Li, Houhun; Schouten, Rob; Solis, M. Alma; Trofimova, Tatiana; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Psara acrospila (Meyrick, 1886)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
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