Ceutholopha isidis

Ceutholopha isidis is a species of snout moth in the genus Ceutholopha. It was described by Zeller in 1867, and is known from Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Congo, Indonesia, Iran, Italy (Lampedusa), Mauritius, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Réunion, South Africa, Sudan and the United Arab Emirates. One specimen was caught on 18 August 2012, at Dymchurch, England by J. E. Owen. The moth is either an adventive, or a possible immigrant because it arrived during a period of immigration.[2]

Ceutholopha isidis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Ceutholopha
Species:	C. isidis
Binomial name
Ceutholopha isidis (Zeller, 1867)[1]
Synonyms
Nephopteryx isidis Zeller, 1867 Pseudophycitadella leveuleuxi Guillermet 2007 Phycita calycoptila Meyrick, 1935 Salebria cirrhodelta Meyrick, 1933 Phycita gilvibasella Ragonot, 1888

The larvae feed on Acacia farnesiana, Acacia tortilis, Rhus oxyacantha and Acacia nilotica.[3]

References

1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
2. Young, Mark (2014). "Additions To The British Isles List Of Lepidoptera Published During 2013". Atropos (53): 28–9.
3. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Ceutholopha isidis (Zeller, 1867)". Afromoths. Retrieved December 5, 2017.