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Angustalius malacellus

Angustalius malacellus is a moth of the Crambinae family. It is known from Spain, Portugal, France, Sardinia, Sicily, Italy, Greece and Crete. It has also been recorded from the Comoros, Rwanda, South Africa, Ethiopia, Madagascar, La Réunion, Mauritius and Fiji.

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Angustalius malacellus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: Crambini
Genus: Angustalius
Species:
A. malacellus
Binomial name
Angustalius malacellus
(Duponchel, 1836)1
Synonyms
  • Crambus malacellus Duponchel, 1836
  • Crambus hapaliscus Zeller, 1852
  • Crambus concinellus Walker, 1863
  • Crambus concinnellus Meyrick, 1879
  • Crambus conciunellus Turner, 1904

Angustalius malacellus is a moth of the Crambinae family. It is known from Spain, Portugal, France, Sardinia, Sicily, Italy, Greece and Crete. It has also been recorded from the Comoros, Rwanda, South Africa,2 Ethiopia, Madagascar, La Réunion, Mauritius3 and Fiji.4

The larvae feed on grasses, but have been reported feeding on maize plants, causing severe damage.

References

References

  1. "Fauna Europaea". Faunaeur.org. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
  2. "AfroMoths". AfroMoths. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
  3. afromoths.net
  4. Bishopmuseum.org - Checklist of Fidjian Lepidoptera
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