Adelpherupa flavescens

Adelpherupa flavescens is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Benin, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.[2]

Adelpherupa flavescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Hexapoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Superfamily:
Pyraloidea
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Adelpherupa
Species:
A. flavescens
Binomial name
Adelpherupa flavescens
Synonyms
  • Schoenobius aurantiacus Rothschild in Sjöstedt, 1926

The larvae feed on Oryza species.

References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
  2. Afro Moths


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