Monopetalotaxis candescens

Monopetalotaxis candescens is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known from South Africa.

Monopetalotaxis candescens
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Monopetalotaxis
Species:
M. candescens
Binomial name
Monopetalotaxis candescens
(Felder, 1874)[1]
Synonyms
  • Trochilina candescens Felder, 1874

The larvae bore the roots of Aspalathus linearis.[2]

References
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  1. Afro Moths
  2. Phenology and Behaviour of the Clearwing Moth, Monopetalotaxis candescens (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae), Associated with Cultivated Rooibos, Aspalathus linearis (Fabaceae), in South Africa


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