Nycteola mauritia
Nycteola mauritia is a species of moth in the family Nolidae. It occurs only on some islands in the Indian Ocean, as Madagascar, Seychelles (Mahé, Praslin), Mauritius and Réunion.
| Nycteola mauritia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Nolidae |
| Genus: | Nycteola |
| Species: | N. mauritia |
| Binomial name | |
| Nycteola mauritia (de Joannis, 1906)[1] | |
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Their larvae feed on Myrtaceae species, like Syzygium cumini.,[2] guava (Psidium pomiferum)[3] and Eucalyptus robusta.
References
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- eol.org
- Martiré & Rochat, 2008, Papillons de la Réunion, ISBN Biotope 978-2-914817-07-3 page 425
- de Joannis, J. 1915. "Lépidoptères Hétérocères des Mascareignes et des Seychelles" (Mission de M. P. Carié. 1910–1913). - Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 84:page:3-4; pl. 1.
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