Leucinodes kenyensis

Leucinodes kenyensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Leucinodes[1]
Species: L. kenyensis
Binomial name
Leucinodes kenyensis
Mally et al., 2015

Leucinodes kenyensis is a species of moth in the Crambidae family. It is found in Kenya and possibly Zimbabwe.

The length of the forewings is about 9 mm for both males and females. The wing pattern is as in Leucinodes orbonalis.

The larvae feed on Withania somnifera.

Etymology

The species is named after Kenya, the only country from where it is confidently recorded so far.[2]

References

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