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Catopyla dysorphnaea

Wikipedia Abstract

Catopyla is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Bradley in 1968, and is known from Nigeria. It contains the species C. dysorphnaea. The larvae feed on maize, Khaya ivorensis and Lovoa trichilioides. At first, they feed within individual seeds, but then move from fruit to fruit.
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Prey / Diet

Khaya senegalensis (Senegal mahogany)[1]

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1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0