Pardoxia graellsii

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Pardoxia graellsii, the yellow drab, is a moth species in the family Nolidae first described by Joachim François Philibert Feisthamel in 1837.[1] It is found in France, Spain, Turkey, Iraq, China, India, Myanmar, Cape Verde, the Comoros, Ethiopia, Ghana, Réunion, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, the Gambia, Yemen and Zimbabwe.[2][3]

Pardoxia graellsii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Nolidae
Genus: Pardoxia
Species:
P. graellsii
Binomial name
Pardoxia graellsii
(Feisthamel, 1837)
Synonyms
  • Xanthodes graellsi Feisthamel, 1837
  • Xanthodes innocens Walker, 1858
  • Xanthodes fimbriata Walker, 1865
  • Pardoxia graellsi
Larva

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Althaea officinalis, Lavatera olbia and Gossypium species.

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (September 23, 2019). "Pardoxia graellsii (Feisthamel, 1837)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  2. ^ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Pardoxia graellsii (Feisthamel, 1837)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  3. ^ "Pardoxia graellsi (Feisthamel, 1837)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
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