Namibicola palmwagos
Namibicola palmwagos is a species of snout moth in the genus Namibicola. It was described by Wolfram Mey in 2011, and is known from Namibia and South Africa.[2]
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| Species: | N. palmwagos |
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The larvae feed on Euphorbia bothae and possibly also on Euphorbia gregaria and Euphorbia damara.
References
- Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Segerer, Andreas; Li, Houhun; Schouten, Rob; Solis, M. Alma; Trofimova, Tatiana; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
- De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Namibicola palmwagos Mey, 2011". Afromoths. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
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