Pycnarmon cribrata (Fabricius, 1794) is a animal in the Crambidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Pycnarmon cribrata (Fabricius, 1794)

Pycnarmon cribrata (Fabricius, 1794)

Pycnarmon cribrata is a Crambidae moth found in multiple regions of Africa, with a documented set of larval host plants.

Family
Genus
Pycnarmon
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Pycnarmon cribrata (Fabricius, 1794)

Pycnarmon cribrata is a moth species that belongs to the family Crambidae. It has been recorded from Kenya, Zambia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Malawi, Mozambique, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zimbabwe. Documented host plants for the larvae of this moth are Embelia tsjeriam-cottam, Ocimum sanctum, Plectranthus parviflorus, Salvia coccinea, Solenstemon blumei, and Vitex sp.

Photo: (c) Ricky Taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ricky Taylor · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Crambidae Pycnarmon

More from Crambidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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