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Genus: | Morosaphycita
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Species: | M. morosalis
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Morosaphycita morosalis (Saalmüller, 1880)
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Morosaphycita morosalis is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It lives throughout Eastern Africa from Egypt to South Africa, including the Indian Ocean islands[1] and in India and Nepal.
It has a length of approx. 10 millimetres (0.39 in) and a wingspan of around 20 millimetres (0.79 in).
The larvae are considered a pest to Jatropha curcas, a species in the family Euphorbiaceae, eating its flowers and young fruits.[2]