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Filodes costivitralis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Filodes
Species:	F. costivitralis
Binomial name
Filodes costivitralis Guenée, 1862
Synonyms
Filodes productalis Hampson, 1898 Filodes costiventralis

Filodes costivitralis, the window pearl, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Réunion, Madagascar, Mauritius, and central, southern and eastern Africa.

The larvae feed on Hibiscus species and Thunbergia species, including Thunbergia grandiflora.

Occasionally the adults drink tear liquid from cattle, and can be a vector of animal diseases.

References

1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2012-04-26.
2. Africanmoths.com
3. Afromoths
4. Papillons de la Réunion - ISBN Biotope 978-2-914817-07-3 - page 248

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