Angustalius malacellus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Subfamily: | Crambinae |
Tribe: | Crambini |
Genus: | Angustalius |
Species: | A. malacellus
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Binomial name | |
Angustalius malacellus | |
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Angustalius malacellus is a moth of the Crambinae family. It is known from Spain, Portugal, France, Sardinia, Sicily, Italy, Greece and Crete. It has also been recorded from the Comoros, Rwanda, South Africa,[2] Ethiopia, Madagascar, La Réunion, Mauritius[3] and Fiji.[4]
The larvae feed on grasses, but have been reported feeding on maize plants, causing severe damage.