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Agathodes musivalis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Agathodes
Species:	A. musivalis
Binomial name
Agathodes musivalis Guenée, 1854
Synonyms
Agathodes chrysalis Hampson, 1908

Agathodes musivalis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is found in Mayotte, Congo, Kenya, Réunion, Malawi, Mauritius, Madagascar, Mozambique, Somalia, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Erythrina indica and Erythrina afra (Fabaceae).

The common name is painted pearl.

References

1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Agathodes musivalis Guenée, 1854". Afromoths. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
2. Guillermet, C. 2009
3. Ghesquière, J. 1942

• Guenée, A. M. 1854. Histoire naturelle des Insectes. VIII. Species général des Lépidoptères. Deltoites et Pyralites. - — 8:1–448.

External links

• "Agathodes musivalis, Guenée, 1854". African Moths. Retrieved March 9, 2018.

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