Psara dorcalis

Psara dorcalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Psara
Species:
P. dorcalis
Binomial name
Psara dorcalis
(Guenée, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Botys dorcalis Guenée, 1862
  • Filodes grisealis Kenrick, 1917

Psara dorcalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1862.[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (the former Katanga Province), Rwanda, Réunion, Madagascar and Mauritius.

The larvae feed on Salvia officinalis and Ocimum basilicum.[2]

References

  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Psara dorcalis (Guenée, 1862)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 15, 2018.


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